Word
搬家公司 今天 来。bānjiāgōngsī jīntiān lái.
Meaning
The moving company is coming today.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about bānjiāgōngsī jīntiān lái.
What does 搬家公司 mean exactly?
搬家公司 means moving company.
It is made of:
- 搬家 = to move house / relocate
- 公司 = company
So literally, it is something like house-moving company, which in natural English is moving company.
Why is 今天 placed before 来?
In Chinese, time words often come before the verb.
So the pattern here is:
- 搬家公司 = subject
- 今天 = time
- 来 = verb
That gives:
搬家公司 今天 来。
= The moving company is coming today.
This is very normal Chinese word order. A common pattern is:
Subject + Time + Verb
For example:
- 我明天去。 = I’m going tomorrow.
- 他晚上来。 = He’s coming in the evening.
Can 今天 also go at the beginning of the sentence?