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Connecting sentences with “who”/”that”

There are no connecting words for “who” or “that” in Chinese, so whatever clause modifies a noun comes before it, not afterward. There is no preceding “who” or “that” as in English:

English: The house that Jack built is big.
Chinese: The Jack-built house is big.
Jack gàide fángzi hěn dà.
Jack盖的房子很大。

English: The meal that my Chinese friend cooked was delicious.
Chinese: My Chinese friend(’s) cooked meal was delicious.
Wǒde Zhōngguó péngyou zuòde fàn hěn hǎochī.
我的中国朋友做的饭很好吃。

English: Students who study Chinese are the smartest students.
Chinese: Studying Chinese students are the smartest students.
Xué Zhōngwén de xuésheng shì zuì cōngmíngde xuésheng.
学中文的学生是最聪明的学生。