| 我 | 跟 | 你 | 买 | 本 | 书 | 。 |
| wǒ | gēn | nǐ | mǎi | běn | shū | _ |
| I | heel | you | buy | origin | book | _ |
| I, me, my | follow, and, with, from | you | buy | grammatical: measure word, foundation, original, current, this | book | 。 |
| I buy a book from you. | ||||||
| 我 | 向 | 你 | 买 | 本 | 书 | 。 |
| wǒ | xiàng | nǐ | mǎi | běn | shū | _ |
| I | direction | you | buy | origin | book | _ |
| I, me, my | direct, point to | you | buy | grammatical: measure word, foundation, original, current, this | book | 。 |
| I buy a book from you. | ||||||