Expressing possession

The following structures used to express possession in Chinese are organized according to our grammar points by level.

A1 Expressing possession

Grammar Point (English) Pattern Examples
Expressing close possession without "de" Pronoun + Noun 我 女朋友
Expressing possession with "de" Noun 1 + 的 + Noun 2 我 的 老师
Expressing possession with "you" Subj. + 有 + Obj. 钱。




C1 Expressing possession

Grammar Point (English) Pattern Examples
Expressing possession with "zhi" Noun + 之 + Noun 这些 解决 问题 的 方式 仍然 有 不足 处。