歐博思 Posted November 12, 2020 at 01:30 AM Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 at 01:30 AM Example from Chinese Grammar Wiki 南方 人 喜欢 吃 甜 的 东西，北方 人 则 喜欢 吃 咸 的 东西。 Does 則 attach more closely to the preceding word, 北方人, or to the verb after, rhythm-wise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted November 12, 2020 at 04:13 AM Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 at 04:13 AM More to what comes after but not strongly so; both southerners and northerners should be isolated a bit as the topic IMO then the 则 introduces the comment (while highlighting the contrast) so is linked more closely to that but also stands somewhat alone. A groovy non-native opinion! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcdefg Posted November 15, 2020 at 04:41 PM Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 at 04:41 PM Agree with @Jim. This exaggerates the rhythm and phrasing somewhat, but might still be useful as a way of thinking about where the pauses would fall in natural speech. 北方 人 则喜欢 吃 咸 的 东西 Strongest emphasis would fall on the 咸。 (At least that's my opinion, but I'm a non-native speaker.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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