Non-Subject Phrase
单句 — 非主谓句
Phrases without explicit subject: exclamations, interjections, greetings, impersonal phrases (weather, etc.).
Structure
Interjection / Exclamation / Elliptical Phrase
Elements
Non-Subject Phrase
How to use it
- Greetings, reactions, impersonal weather.
Examples
你好！
nǐ hǎo
Hello!
谢谢！
xièxie！
Thank you!
下雨了。
xià yǔ le.
It's raining.
对不起。
duìbuqǐ。
Pardon.
Notes and exceptions
- Very common in daily communication.
Common mistakes
- Do not force a subject when Chinese does not need one: It's raining suffices.
Practice quiz
Choose the best option for each sentence, then submit to view the correction.
1. Quel élément complète le mieux cette règle ?
(Greetings, reactions, impersonal weather.)