This book is a complete reference guide to Chinese grammar. It presents a fresh and accessible description of the language, concentrating on the real patterns of use in modern Chinese. The new edition explains linguistic terminology in a simple and straightforward way throughout the text. It also contains new and revised chapters on prosody, Chinese morphology and its interaction with syntax, intralingual transpositions, and interlingual conversions. It is ideal for use in schools, colleges, universities, and adult classes of all types and will remain the standard reference work for years to come.