why does Yanzi sing "幸福在不远处" and not "幸福不在远处"?
Is there a difference between the two? Are both grammatical?
Is there a difference between the two? Are both grammatical?
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幸福在不远处
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Both are correct. The distinction is clear. The emphasis is different.
不远处=somewhere nearby, while "幸福不在远处" is just a negation of "幸福在远处".
不远处=somewhere nearby, while "幸福不在远处" is just a negation of "幸福在远处".
不远处=not faraway
不在远处= not in a far place
Both grammars are no problems. But they're different.
It's more identical to use affirmation rather than a negation here, while telling somebody where he could find the happiness.
So, the latter one, 幸福不在远处，the reader would think like, then where's it? So it doesn't sound like an ending of a passage/ poem.
It's more identical to use affirmation rather than a negation here, while telling somebody where he could find the happiness.
So, the latter one, 幸福不在远处，the reader would think like, then where's it? So it doesn't sound like an ending of a passage/ poem.
Personally, it feels like 幸福在不远处 tells a person that there is hope, that he can find happiness if he carries on. But 幸福不在远处 implies that you shouldn't look for happiness in faraway places as it can't be found there.
Very simply explanation:
"不远处': "处" means place. "不远" consider it as an adj. to describe "处". == A place that's not far away.
so "不远处'==”不远的地方“。
“不在远处”：”不在“ is a verb, means "not at...", "远处" consider it as a noun. == A far away place.
so "不在远处"=="not at that far away place".
Basically the focus is different. "不远处" focus on "处"（PLACE）， while "不在远处" expresses emphatic negation "Not at".
"不远处': "处" means place. "不远" consider it as an adj. to describe "处". == A place that's not far away.
so "不远处'==”不远的地方“。
“不在远处”：”不在“ is a verb, means "not at...", "远处" consider it as a noun. == A far away place.
so "不在远处"=="not at that far away place".
Basically the focus is different. "不远处" focus on "处"（PLACE）， while "不在远处" expresses emphatic negation "Not at".
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