Long Adverbial Structures
长状语结构
How it works
A 长状语结构 (cháng zhuàngyǔ jiégòu) is a long adverbial phrase placed before the main predicate, often giving information about:
condition
background
purpose
manner
scope
basis
attitude
At HSK6 level, long adverbials are extremely common in formal explanation and academic style.
Example sentences
在没有充分掌握所有相关事实之前,我们不应该轻易对整件事作出最终判断。
Before fully grasping all the relevant facts, we should not easily make a final judgment on the whole matter.
从长远发展和整体利益的角度来看,这个决定虽然困难,却未必不是必要的。
From the perspective of long-term development and overall interests, this decision, though difficult, may not be unnecessary.
为了尽可能避免因理解偏差而造成的后续争议,我们需要先把关键概念界定清楚。
In order to avoid as much as possible the subsequent disputes caused by differences in understanding, we need first to define the key concepts clearly.
Key point
Long adverbial structures help organize logic before the main statement and are central to formal Chinese writing.