<p>You can try this to challenge your tongue.
<br/>
四是四，十是十；十四是十四，四十是四十
<br/></p>

<p>Good luck with your tongue!</p>

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Yan
<p>It's okay grammatically, but not very challenging. </p>

<p>粗俗書生私下心想，「石上書寫『實事求是』四字似是敘寫世上數億心上思想，實屬喜事!」</p>

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Well, I thought of it for a thirteen year old just beginning Mandarin.  Maybe I'll work with yours!
Colin McLarty
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ack, don't! 實屬喜事 alone left psychic scars on me that still haven't healed...
wpt
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Then go with "吃葡萄不吐葡萄皮"--tongue twister level 1...
Meruemu
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wpt
<p>I actually want a tongue twister for practice.  But I want one that could be a Chinese sentence. Is the following at all acceptable as way to say "This is the 'seek truth through facts' rock"?</p>

<p>这就是实事求是的石.  </p>

<p>By that I mean the rock on the Renmin University campus with the motto 实事求是.</p>

<p>On line I find nearly this, but always with 石额 or some other noun complement to 石.  Can I possibly do without that, or is 石 too much of a bound morpheme to allow that?</p>

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2015-08-01T06:10:55.740Z
http://www.gmw.cn/01gmrb/2008-01/09/content_720360.htm
with picture of rock, only has 石 occurring 3 times: 巨石,石头,巨石, source for 石额?
user6065
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石 may be too much of a bound morpheme for the suggested 名词短语 to be easily understood without context
user6065
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@user6065 Actually 巨石 is better for my purposes. Thanks. Anyway one source for 额 is gov.cn/jrzg/2007-09/26/content_762128.htm referring to an earlier inscription in Yan'an.
Colin McLarty
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The grammar of 实事求是的石
# The grammar of 实事求是的石

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-08-01)

I actually want a tongue twister for practice. But I want one that could be a Chinese sentence. Is the following at all acceptable as way to say "This is the 'seek truth through facts' rock"?

这就是实事求是的石.

By that I mean the rock on the Renmin University campus with the motto 实事求是.

On line I find nearly this, but always with 石额 or some other noun complement to 石. Can I possibly do without that, or is 石 too much of a bound morpheme to allow that?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: http://www.gmw.cn/01gmrb/2008-01/09/content_720360.htm with picture of rock, only has 石 occurring 3 times: 巨石,石头,巨石, source for 石额?  
> **username_1**: 石 may be too much of a bound morpheme for the suggested 名词短语 to be easily understood without context  
> **username_0**: @username_1 Actually 巨石 is better for my purposes. Thanks. Anyway one source for 额 is gov.cn/jrzg/2007-09/26/content_762128.htm referring to an earlier inscription in Yan'an.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-08-12. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

You can try this to challenge your tongue.
  
四是四，十是十；十四是十四，四十是四十

Good luck with your tongue!


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### Answer by username_3 on 2015-08-01. Score: 2

It's okay grammatically, but not very challenging.

粗俗書生私下心想，「石上書寫『實事求是』四字似是敘寫世上數億心上思想，實屬喜事!」

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Well, I thought of it for a thirteen year old just beginning Mandarin.  Maybe I'll work with yours!  
> **username_3**: ack, don't! 實屬喜事 alone left psychic scars on me that still haven't healed...  
> **username_4**: Then go with "吃葡萄不吐葡萄皮"--tongue twister level 1...  

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