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Revision as of 07:41, 17 October 2016

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

Structure

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

Subject + Adjective + 地 + Verb

Examples

  • 你 要 认真 学习。Nǐ yào rènzhēn de xuéxí.You must study seriously.
  • 爷爷 慢慢 走路。Yéyé màn man de zǒulù.Grandpa walks slowly.
  • 我们 舒服 躺 在 那里。Wǒmen shūfu de tǎng zài nàlǐ.We comfortably laid down here.
  • 小 狗 大声 叫。 Xiǎo gǒu dàshēng de jiào.The dog barked loudly.
  • 我 希 望 你 健健康康 长大。Wǒ xīwàng nǐ jiàn jiàn kāng kāng de zhǎng dà.I hope that you grow up healthy.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books