diff --git a/lib/src/chinese/DictEngChi.gf b/lib/src/chinese/DictEngChi.gf
index 11004750f..7665121bd 100644
--- a/lib/src/chinese/DictEngChi.gf
+++ b/lib/src/chinese/DictEngChi.gf
@@ -2216,7 +2216,7 @@ back_V = mkV "支持" ;
 attractive_A = mkA "优美" ;
 withdrawal_N = mkN "撤离" ;
 while_N = mkN "时间" ;
-top_N = mkN "while" ;
+---- top_N = mkN "while" ;
 syndicate_N = mkN "辛迪加" ;
 speed_N = mkN "速度" ;
 sophisticated_A = mkA "尖端" ;
@@ -2362,7 +2362,7 @@ ohio_PN = mkPN "俄亥俄" ;
 mining_N = mkN "采矿" ;
 low_N = mkN "低" ;
 legislator_N = mkN "立委" ;
-houston_PN = mkPN "Xiūsīdùn" ;
+---- houston_PN = mkPN "Xiūsīdùn" ;
 hard_Adv = mkAdv "硬" ;
 grant_N = mkN "授与" ;
 forest_N = mkN "森林" ;
@@ -2486,7 +2486,7 @@ will_N = mkN "意志" ;
 use_VV = mkVV "使用" ;
 unfortunate_A = mkA "不幸" ;
 turnover_N = mkN "营业额" ;
-theme_N = mkN "Zhǔtí" ;
+---- theme_N = mkN "Zhǔtí" ;
 switch_V = mkV "交换" ;
 strategist_N = mkN "战略家" ;
 shortage_N = mkN "短缺" ;
@@ -5016,7 +5016,7 @@ frenzy_N = mkN "狂妄" ;
 free_of_A2 = mkA2 "免费" ;
 frame_N = mkN "框架" ;
 fortunate_A = mkA "幸运" ;
-forth_Adv = mkAdv "forth" ;
+---- forth_Adv = mkAdv "forth" ;
 forbid_V2 = mkV2 "禁止" ;
 flood_V2 = mkV2 "淹没" ;
 fitness_N = mkN "健身" ;
diff --git a/lib/src/chinese/ExtraChi.gf b/lib/src/chinese/ExtraChi.gf
index ea960393f..e8ff7c4bd 100644
--- a/lib/src/chinese/ExtraChi.gf
+++ b/lib/src/chinese/ExtraChi.gf
@@ -1,10 +1,32 @@
 concrete ExtraChi of ExtraChiAbs = CatChi ** 
-  open ResChi, Prelude in {
+  open ResChi, Coordination, Prelude in {
 
   lincat 
     Aspect = {s : Str ; a : ResChi.Aspect} ;
+    VPS   = {s : Str} ;
+    [VPS] = {s1,s2 : Str} ;
+    VPI   = {s : Str} ;  --- ???
+    [VPI] = {s1,s2 : Str} ; --- ???
+    [CN] = {s : Str ; c : Str} ;
 
   lin
     PassVPSlash vps = insertAdv (mkNP passive_s) vps ;
 
+    MkVPS t p vp = {s = t.s ++ p.s ++ (mkClause [] vp).s ! p.p ! t.t} ;
+    ConjVPS c = conjunctDistrSS (c.s ! CSent) ;
+    BaseVPS = twoSS ;
+    ConsVPS = consrSS duncomma ;
+
+    MkVPI vp = {s = (mkClause [] vp).s ! Pos ! APlain} ; --- ?? almost just a copy of VPS
+    ConjVPI c = conjunctDistrSS (c.s ! CSent) ;
+    BaseVPI = twoSS ;
+    ConsVPI = consrSS duncomma ;
+
+    ConjCN c = conjunctDistrSS (c.s ! CPhr CNPhrase) ** {c = ge_s} ; --- classifier always ge
+    BaseCN = twoSS ;
+    ConsCN = consrSS duncomma ;
+
+    GenRP nu cn = {s = cn.s ++ relative_s} ; ---- ??
+
+
 } 
diff --git a/lib/src/chinese/ExtraChiAbs.gf b/lib/src/chinese/ExtraChiAbs.gf
index e76669589..d0de1b03b 100644
--- a/lib/src/chinese/ExtraChiAbs.gf
+++ b/lib/src/chinese/ExtraChiAbs.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-abstract ExtraChiAbs = Cat, Extra [VPSlash, PassVPSlash] ** {
+abstract ExtraChiAbs = Cat, 
+
+  Extra [NP, Quant, VPSlash, VP, Tense, Aspect, GenNP, PassVPSlash,
+            Temp, Pol, Conj, VPS, ListVPS, S, Num, CN, RP, MkVPS, BaseVPS, ConsVPS, ConjVPS, PredVPS, GenRP,
+            VPI, VPIForm, VPIInf, VPIPresPart, ListVPI, VV, MkVPI, BaseVPI, ConsVPI, ConjVPI, ComplVPIVV,
+            ClSlash, RCl, EmptyRelSlash, ListCN, ConjCN, BaseCN, ConsCN]
+
+   ** {
   cat
     Aspect ;
   } ;
diff --git a/lib/src/chinese/ParseChi.gf b/lib/src/chinese/ParseChi.gf
index 6a13e6824..51522de25 100644
--- a/lib/src/chinese/ParseChi.gf
+++ b/lib/src/chinese/ParseChi.gf
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ concrete ParseChi of ParseEngAbs =
   ExtraChi [NP, Quant, VPSlash, VP, Tense, Aspect, GenNP, PassVPSlash,
             Temp, Pol, Conj, VPS, ListVPS, S, Num, CN, RP, MkVPS, BaseVPS, ConsVPS, ConjVPS, PredVPS, GenRP,
             VPI, VPIForm, VPIInf, VPIPresPart, ListVPI, VV, MkVPI, BaseVPI, ConsVPI, ConjVPI, ComplVPIVV,
-            ClSlash, RCl, EmptyRelSlash],
+            ClSlash, RCl, EmptyRelSlash, ListCN, ConjCN, BaseCN, ConsCN],
 
   DictEngChi ** 
 open ResChi, ParadigmsChi, SyntaxChi, Prelude in {
diff --git a/lib/src/chinese/ResChi.gf b/lib/src/chinese/ResChi.gf
index 67bd97bdc..ae3a92d75 100644
--- a/lib/src/chinese/ResChi.gf
+++ b/lib/src/chinese/ResChi.gf
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ resource ResChi = ParamX ** open Prelude in {
   bword : Str -> Str -> Str = \x,y -> x ++ y ; -- change to x + y to treat words as single tokens
 
   word : Str -> Str = \s -> case s of {
+      x@? + y@? + z@? + u@? + v@? + w@? => bword x (bword y (bword z (bword u (bword v w)))) ;
+      x@? + y@? + z@? + u@? + v@? => bword x (bword y (bword z (bword u v))) ;
       x@? + y@? + z@? + u@? => bword x (bword y (bword z u)) ;
       x@? + y@? + z@? => bword x (bword y z) ;
       x@? + y@? => bword x y ;
diff --git a/lib/src/chinese/SentenceChi.gf b/lib/src/chinese/SentenceChi.gf
index 6c62812dc..853a0d5ab 100644
--- a/lib/src/chinese/SentenceChi.gf
+++ b/lib/src/chinese/SentenceChi.gf
@@ -34,13 +34,16 @@ concrete SentenceChi of Sentence = CatChi **
     EmbedQS qs = qs ;
     EmbedVP vp = ss (infVP vp) ;
 
-    UseCl  t p cl = {s = cl.s ! p.p ! t.t} ; 
-    UseQCl t p cl = {s = cl.s ! p.p ! t.t} ; 
-    UseRCl t p cl = {s = cl.s ! p.p ! t.t} ; 
-    UseSlash t p cl = {s = cl.s ! p.p ! t.t ; c2 = cl.c2} ;
+    UseCl  t p cl = {s = t.s ++ p.s ++ cl.s ! p.p ! t.t} ; 
+    UseQCl t p cl = {s = t.s ++ p.s ++ cl.s ! p.p ! t.t} ; 
+    UseRCl t p cl = {s = t.s ++ p.s ++ cl.s ! p.p ! t.t} ; 
+    UseSlash t p cl = {s = t.s ++ p.s ++ cl.s ! p.p ! t.t ; c2 = cl.c2} ;
 
     AdvS a s = ss (a.s ++ s.s) ;
     ExtAdvS a s = ss (a.s ++ chcomma ++ s.s) ;
 
     RelS s r = ss (s.s ++ r.s) ;
+
+    SSubjS a subj b = ss (a.s ++ subj.prePart ++ b.s ++ subj.sufPart) ;
+
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/chinese/VerbChi.gf b/lib/src/chinese/VerbChi.gf
index 759a3e5c3..43d8343d3 100644
--- a/lib/src/chinese/VerbChi.gf
+++ b/lib/src/chinese/VerbChi.gf
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ concrete VerbChi of Verb = CatChi ** open ResChi, Prelude in {
 
     ComplVV v vp = {
       verb = v ;
-      compl = vp.verb.s ++ vp.compl ;
-      prePart = vp.prePart
+      compl = vp.prePart ++ vp.verb.s ++ vp.compl ;
+      prePart = []
       } ;
 
     ComplVS v s  = insertObj s  (predV v []) ;