diff --git a/lib/src/chinese/ExtraChi.gf b/lib/src/chinese/ExtraChi.gf
index 69ff495b8..1c5ef24e0 100644
--- a/lib/src/chinese/ExtraChi.gf
+++ b/lib/src/chinese/ExtraChi.gf
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ concrete ExtraChi of ExtraChiAbs = CatChi **
   lincat
     Aspect = {s : Str ; a : ResChi.Aspect} ;
   lin
-    PredBareAP np ap = case ap.hasAdA of {
-      True  => mkClause np.s (insertObj (mkNP ap.s) (predV nocopula [])) ; 
-      False => mkClause np.s (insertObj (mkNP ap.s) (predV hen_copula []))
+    CompBareAP ap = case ap.hasAdA of {
+      True  => insertObj (mkNP ap.s) (predV nocopula []) ; 
+      False => insertObj (mkNP ap.s) (predV hen_copula [])
       } ; 
     QuestRepV cl = {
       s = \\p,a => 
diff --git a/lib/src/chinese/ExtraChiAbs.gf b/lib/src/chinese/ExtraChiAbs.gf
index 4b5c75537..35692c8c9 100644
--- a/lib/src/chinese/ExtraChiAbs.gf
+++ b/lib/src/chinese/ExtraChiAbs.gf
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ abstract ExtraChiAbs = Cat,
     Aspect ;
 
   fun
-    PredBareAP : NP -> AP -> Cl ;  -- adjectival predication without copula
+    CompBareAP : AP -> Comp ;  -- adjectival predication without copula
 
     QuestRepV : Cl -> QCl ;        -- V neg V question
 
diff --git a/lib/src/chinese/IdiomChi.gf b/lib/src/chinese/IdiomChi.gf
index 586a44d87..a2e166a42 100644
--- a/lib/src/chinese/IdiomChi.gf
+++ b/lib/src/chinese/IdiomChi.gf
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ concrete IdiomChi of Idiom = CatChi ** open Prelude, ResChi in {
     ProgrVP vp = {
       verb = regVerb zai_s ;
       compl = vp.prePart ++ vp.verb.s ++ vp.compl ;
-      prePart = []
+      prePart, topic = []
       } ;
 
 
diff --git a/lib/src/chinese/ParseChi.gf b/lib/src/chinese/ParseChi.gf
index 42d92c21d..1a5faec3b 100644
--- a/lib/src/chinese/ParseChi.gf
+++ b/lib/src/chinese/ParseChi.gf
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ concrete ParseChi of ParseEngAbs =
   NumeralChi,
   SymbolChi [PN, Symb, String, CN, Card, NP, MkSymb, SymbPN, CNNumNP],
   ConjunctionChi,
-  VerbChi - [SlashV2V, PassV2, UseCopula, ComplVV],
+  VerbChi - [SlashV2V, PassV2, UseCopula, ComplVV, CompAP],
   AdverbChi,
   PhraseChi,
   SentenceChi,
   QuestionChi,
   RelativeChi,
   IdiomChi [NP, VP, Tense, Cl, ProgrVP, ExistNP, SelfAdvVP, SelfAdVVP, SelfNP],
+  ConstructionChi,
   ExtraChi [NP, Quant, VPSlash, VP, Tense, GenNP, PassVPSlash, PassAgentVPSlash,
             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,
@@ -22,13 +23,18 @@ concrete ParseChi of ParseEngAbs =
   DictEngChi
 
    ** 
-open ResChi, ParadigmsChi, SyntaxChi, Prelude in {
+open ResChi, ParadigmsChi, SyntaxChi, Prelude, (G = GrammarChi), (E = ExtraChi) in {
 
 flags
   literal=Symb ;
   coding = utf8 ;
 
 
+-- Chinese-specific overrides
+
+lin
+  CompAP = G.CompAP | E.CompBareAP ;
+
 lin
 
   EmptyRelSlash slash = mkRCl <which_RP : RP> <lin ClSlash slash : ClSlash> ; 
@@ -135,8 +141,8 @@ DashCN noun cn = {s = noun.s ++ cn.s ; c = cn.c} ; ----
 
     ComplVV v a p vp = {
       verb = v ;
-      compl = a.s ++ p.s ++ useVerb vp.verb ! p.p ! APlain ++ vp.compl ; ---- aspect
-      prePart = vp.prePart
+      compl = a.s ++ p.s ++ vp.topic ++ vp.prePart ++ useVerb vp.verb ! p.p ! APlain ++ vp.compl ; ---- aspect
+      prePart, topic = []
       } ;
 
   ApposNP np1 np2 = {
diff --git a/lib/src/chinese/ResChi.gf b/lib/src/chinese/ResChi.gf
index a9038c5dd..9acda63e4 100644
--- a/lib/src/chinese/ResChi.gf
+++ b/lib/src/chinese/ResChi.gf
@@ -100,7 +100,13 @@ param
 
 oper
 
-  VP = {verb : Verb ; compl : Str ; prePart : Str} ;
+  VP = {
+    topic : Str ;   -- topicalized item, before subject
+    prePart : Str ; -- between subject and verb
+    verb : Verb ; 
+    compl : Str     -- after verb
+    } ;
+
   NP = {s : Str} ; 
 
 -- for morphology
@@ -155,41 +161,53 @@ oper
             }
      } ;
 
-  infVP : VP -> Str = \vp -> vp.prePart ++ vp.verb.s ++ vp.compl ; 
+  infVP : VP -> Str = \vp -> vp.topic ++ vp.prePart ++ vp.verb.s ++ vp.compl ; 
 
   predV : Verb -> Str -> VP = \v,part -> {
       verb = v ; 
       compl = part ;
-      prePart = [] ;
+      prePart, topic = [] ;
       } ; 
 
   insertObj : NP -> VP -> VP = \np,vp -> {
      verb  = vp.verb ;
      compl = np.s ++ vp.compl ;
-     prePart = vp.prePart
+     prePart = vp.prePart ;
+     topic = vp.topic
      } ; 
 
   insertObjPost : NP -> VP -> VP = \np,vp -> {
      verb  = vp.verb ;
      compl = vp.compl ++ np.s ;
-     prePart = vp.prePart
+     prePart = vp.prePart ;
+     topic = vp.topic
      } ; 
 
    insertAdv : SS -> VP -> VP = \adv,vp -> {
      verb  = vp.verb ;
      compl = vp.compl ;
-     prePart = adv.s ++ vp.prePart
+     prePart = adv.s ++ vp.prePart ;
+     topic = vp.topic
+     } ; 
+
+   insertTopic : SS -> VP -> VP = \adv,vp -> {
+     verb  = vp.verb ;
+     compl = vp.compl ;
+     prePart = vp.prePart ;
+     topic = adv.s ++ vp.topic
      } ; 
    insertAdvPost : SS -> VP -> VP = \adv,vp -> {
      verb  = vp.verb ;
      compl = vp.compl ;
-     prePart = vp.prePart ++ adv.s
+     prePart = vp.prePart ++ adv.s ;
+     topic = vp.topic
      } ; 
 
    insertPP : SS -> VP -> VP = \pp,vp -> {
      verb  = vp.verb ;
      compl = vp.compl ;
-     prePart = vp.prePart ++ pp.s
+     prePart = vp.prePart ++ pp.s ;
+     topic = vp.topic
      } ; 
 
    insertExtra : SS -> VP -> VP = \ext,vp ->
@@ -216,8 +234,8 @@ oper
      } ;
  
    mkClauseCompl : Str -> VP -> Str -> Clause = \np,vp,compl -> {
-     s = \\p,a => np ++ vp.prePart ++ useVerb vp.verb ! p ! a ++ vp.compl ++ compl ;
-     np = np ;
+     s = \\p,a => vp.topic ++ np ++ vp.prePart ++ useVerb vp.verb ! p ! a ++ vp.compl ++ compl ;
+     np = vp.topic ++ np ;
      vp = insertObj (ss compl) vp ;
      } ;
    
diff --git a/lib/src/chinese/VerbChi.gf b/lib/src/chinese/VerbChi.gf
index 47bdaef24..b9d6b463d 100644
--- a/lib/src/chinese/VerbChi.gf
+++ b/lib/src/chinese/VerbChi.gf
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ concrete VerbChi of Verb = CatChi ** open ResChi, Prelude in {
     ComplVV v vp = {
       verb = v ;
       compl = vp.prePart ++ vp.verb.s ++ vp.compl ;
-      prePart = []
+      prePart, topic = []
       } ;
 
     ComplVS v s  = insertObj s  (predV v []) ; 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ concrete VerbChi of Verb = CatChi ** open ResChi, Prelude in {
       ATManner => insertObj (ss (deVAdv_s ++ adv.s)) vp ;           -- he sleeps *well*
       ATPlace True => insertAdvPost adv vp ;                        -- he today *in the house* sleeps
       ATPlace False => insertAdvPost (ss (zai_V.s ++ adv.s)) vp ;   -- he today *here* sleeps
-      _ => insertAdv adv vp                                         -- he *today* here sleeps
+      ATTime => insertTopic adv vp                                  -- *today* he here sleeps
       } ;
 
     AdVVP adv vp = insertAdv adv vp ;