Difference between revisions of "Turning adjectives into adverbs"

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You can easily convert Chinese adjectives into adverbs with 地 (de). This character is very similar to the English suffix -ly.

In Chinese, we place the structural particle 地 (de) after the adjective to make it an adverb.

Subject + Adjective + 地 + Verb

你要很认真地学习。Nǐ yào hěn rènzhēn de xuéxí.You must study very seriously.
爷爷慢慢地走路。Yéyé màn man de zǒulù.Grandpa walks slowly.
我们舒服地躺在那里。Wǒmen shūfú de tǎng zài nàlǐ.We comfortably laid down here.
小狗大声地叫。 Xiǎo gǒu dàshēng de jiào.The dog barked loudly.
我希望你 健健康康 地长大。Wǒ xīwàng nǐ jiàn jiàn kāng kāng de zhǎng dà.I hope that you grow up healthy.

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 * 我们 <em>舒服</em> <strong>地</strong> 躺 在 那里。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen <em>shūfú</em> <strong>de</strong> tǎng zài nàlǐ.</span><span class="trans">We comfortably laid down here.</span>
 * 小 狗 <em>大声</em> <strong>地</strong> 叫。 <span class="pinyin">Xiǎo gǒu <em>dàshēng</em> <strong>de</strong> jiào.</span><span class="trans">The dog barked loudly.</span>
-* 我 希 望 你 <em>健健康康</em> <strong>地</strong> 长大。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ xīwàng nǐ <em>jiàn jiànkāng kāng</em> <strong>de</strong> zhǎng dà.</span><span class="trans">I hope that you grow up healthy. </span>
+* 我 希 望 你 <em>健健康康</em> <strong>地</strong> 长大。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ xīwàng nǐ <em>jiàn jiàn kāng kāng</em> <strong>de</strong> zhǎng dà.</span><span class="trans">I hope that you grow up healthy. </span>
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