Basic word order in Chinese
The basic word order of a Chinese sentence:
主语 + 谓语 + 宾语
Subject + predicate + object
That is, usually:
who? + does what? + whom / what?
Basic structure
Subject + predicate + object
Example
我叫陈天中
我wǒI → 主语 (subject)
叫jiàoto be called → 谓语 (predicate)
陈天中Chén TiānzhōngChen Tianzhong → 宾语 (object)
你叫什么名字？
你nǐyou
叫jiàobe called
什么名字shénme míngziwhat name
我叫白家月
我wǒI
叫jiàobe called
白家月Bái JiāyuèBai Jiayue
我是学生
我wǒI
是shìbe
学生xuéshengstudent
The rule in short
Subject + predicate + object
Examples:
你叫什么名字？
我叫白家月
我是学生