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Please provide some examples of noun-verb compounds Mandarin Chinese.

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风行 ‘wind-go=be in fashion’

口试 ‘mouth-exam=oral examination’

利用 ‘profit-use=exploit’

Reference

Li, C. N., & Thompson, S. A. (1989). Mandarin Chinese: A functional reference grammar (Vol. 3). Univ of California Press.

answered Dec 1, 2021 by M (4,830 points)

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