<p>Since there's no indication of you actually studying Chinese, I could just give you the answer by providing the correct Chinese phrase .</p>

<p>However, other users who are actually studying Chinese can benefit from a more detailed answer.  I would make here.</p>

<p>In English, the grammar structure of "a proposal for creating a website" is:
"A" (classifier) + " proposal" (noun) + "for creating a website" (adjective phrase) </p>

<p>A word for word translation in Chinese would be 「一個建議，有關創立一個網站的」</p>

<p>The problem is, the  (classifier)+ (noun)+( adjective phrase) structure  is rarely used in Chinese grammar; </p>

<p>We use (classifier) + (adjective phrase) +(noun) structure in Chinese instead. So the sentence should be 「一個(有關創立一個網站的)建議」</p>

<ul>
<li>「的」 in 「有關創立一個網站的」is needed to indicate「有關創立一個網站」 is a adjective phrase, (the same rule apply to adjective clause, relative phrase and relative clause)</li>
</ul>

CC BY-SA 3.0
2016-10-11T01:02:54.407Z
2016-10-11T01:12:06.403Z
2016-10-11T01:12:06.403Z
Tang Ho
<p>Have a look here:</p>

<p><a href="http://ce.linedict.com/dict.html#/cnen/example?query=proposal" rel="nofollow">http://ce.linedict.com/dict.html#/cnen/example?query=proposal</a></p>

<p>The first example seems quite close to what you need.</p>

<ol>
<li>他提了个建议。  </li>
</ol>

<p>Tā tíle gè jiànyì.</p>

<p>He put forward a proposal.</p>

<p>Just squeeze web page in there:</p>

<p>他提出了一个网页的建议。</p>

CC BY-SA 3.0
2016-10-11T01:05:10.773Z
2016-10-11T01:05:10.773Z
Gangosa
<p>As <a href="https://chinese.meta.stackexchange.com/q/1495/15412">I've said before</a> I'm completely illiterate in Chinese but I'm struggling to do some vital translations for my job. I am trying to make the following noun phrase in chinese:  </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>a proposal for creating a website</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I know a little about <a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/14709/indefinite-article-vs-numeral-use-of-%E4%B8%80-y%C4%AB">Chinese articles</a>. So those <code>as</code> before <code>proposal</code> and <code>website</code> are not necessary.<br>
also from <a href="http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-chinese-traditional/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Cambridge dictionary</a> we'll have:  </p>

<ul>
<li>proposal == 建議  </li>
<li>for == 為了  </li>
<li>create == 創造  </li>
<li>website == 網站</li>
</ul>

<p>But how should I express intention in Chinese grammatically?<br>
Are there any structure equivalent to <code>preposition+gerund English structure</code> in Chinese?<br>
Or should I use the noun form of the verb (<code>Creation == 創造</code>)?<br>
The translation suggested by <a href="http://dictionary.cambridge.org/translate/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Cambridge dictionary</a> is as follows:  </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>a proposal for creating a website == 用於創建網站的建議<br>
  Is it exactly true?</p>
</blockquote>

<translation><verbs>
How do you express intention (for + gerund English structure) in Chinese?
# How do you express intention (for + gerund English structure) in Chinese?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-10-10)

As [I've said before](https://chinese.meta.stackexchange.com/q/1495/15412) I'm completely illiterate in Chinese but I'm struggling to do some vital translations for my job. I am trying to make the following noun phrase in chinese:

> a proposal for creating a website

I know a little about [Chinese articles](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/14709/indefinite-article-vs-numeral-use-of-%E4%B8%80-y%C4%AB). So those `as` before `proposal` and `website` are not necessary.  
also from [Cambridge dictionary](http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-chinese-traditional/) we'll have:

* proposal == 建議
* for == 為了
* create == 創造
* website == 網站

But how should I express intention in Chinese grammatically?  
Are there any structure equivalent to `preposition+gerund English structure` in Chinese?  
Or should I use the noun form of the verb (`Creation == 創造`)?  
The translation suggested by [Cambridge dictionary](http://dictionary.cambridge.org/translate/) is as follows:

> a proposal for creating a website == 用於創建網站的建議  
> Is it exactly true?

**Tags:** translation, verbs


---

## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-10-11. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Since there's no indication of you actually studying Chinese, I could just give you the answer by providing the correct Chinese phrase .

However, other users who are actually studying Chinese can benefit from a more detailed answer. I would make here.

In English, the grammar structure of "a proposal for creating a website" is:
"A" (classifier) + " proposal" (noun) + "for creating a website" (adjective phrase)

A word for word translation in Chinese would be 「一個建議，有關創立一個網站的」

The problem is, the (classifier)+ (noun)+( adjective phrase) structure is rarely used in Chinese grammar;

We use (classifier) + (adjective phrase) +(noun) structure in Chinese instead. So the sentence should be 「一個(有關創立一個網站的)建議」

* 「的」 in 「有關創立一個網站的」is needed to indicate「有關創立一個網站」 is a adjective phrase, (the same rule apply to adjective clause, relative phrase and relative clause)


---

### Answer by username_2 on 2016-10-11. Score: 1

Have a look here:

<http://ce.linedict.com/dict.html#/cnen/example?query=proposal>

The first example seems quite close to what you need.

1. 他提了个建议。

Tā tíle gè jiànyì.

He put forward a proposal.

Just squeeze web page in there:

他提出了一个网页的建议。


---

