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    Chinese Grammar

    Referring to Taiwan with 台湾 (Táiwān)

    Topic & Focus

    Structure

    台湾 + Noun

    Explanation

    台湾 (Táiwān) is the proper noun used to refer to Taiwan. It functions as a regular noun and can appear as a subject, object, or modifier within a sentence. When used as a modifier before another noun, it typically takes 的 or forms a direct compound.

    Examples

    • 我去年夏天去了台湾旅游。

      Wǒ qùnián xiàtiān qù le Táiwān lǚyóu.

      I went to Taiwan for a trip last summer.

    • 台湾的夜市小吃非常有名。

      Táiwān de yèshì xiǎochī fēicháng yǒumíng.

      The night market snacks in Taiwan are very famous.

    • 他在台湾住了三年，很喜欢那里。

      Tā zài Táiwān zhù le sān nián, hěn xǐhuān nàlǐ.

      He lived in Taiwan for three years and really liked it there.