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In this article, we take a look at how we use 得 (de) to help describe an action. It is one of the characters that often gets confused with 的 and 地, since they could be pronounced as a neutral tone "de." | In this article, we take a look at how we use 得 (de) to help describe an action. It is one of the characters that often gets confused with 的 and 地, since they could be pronounced as a neutral tone "de." | ||
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| − | * 你 说 <em>得</em> 很 | + | *你 说 <em>得</em> 很 好 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ shuō <em>de</em> hěn hǎo.</span><span class="trans">You speak very well.</span> |
| − | * 他 做 <em>得</em> 很 | + | *他 做 <em>得</em> 马马 虎虎 。<span class="trans">He did it poorly.</span> |
| − | * | + | *他们 玩 <em>得</em> 很 开心 。 <span class="pinyin">Tāmen wán <em>de</em> hěn kāixīn.</span> <span class="trans">They had a lot of fun.</span> |
| − | * | + | *她 的 文章 写 <em>得</em> 还 不错 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā de wénzhāng xiě <em>de</em> hái bùcuò.</span> <span class="trans">She writes good essays.</span> |
| + | *孩子们 听 <em>得</em> 很 认真 。 <span class="pinyin">Háizi men tīng <em>de</em> hěn rènzhēn.</span> <span class="trans">The kids are listening very attentively.</span> | ||
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| + | * [http://www.doc88.com/p-9069095291857.html 现代汉语中程度补语的范围及类别] | ||
| + | * [http://www.docin.com/p-1196439776.html 带“得”字程度补语和状态补语的比较分析] | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:21, 15 August 2017
- Also known as: 描写性补语 (miáoxiě-xìng bǔyǔ), 描述性补语 (miáoshù-xìng bǔyǔ) and complement of description.
In this article, we take a look at how we use 得 (de) to help describe an action. It is one of the characters that often gets confused with 的 and 地, since they could be pronounced as a neutral tone "de."
Contents
Structure
Descriptive complements are used to describe the action of a verb. This would be done with an adverb in English.
Verb / Adj. + 得 + Descriptive complement
Examples
- 你 说 得 很 好 。You speak very well.
- 他 做 得 马马 虎虎 。He did it poorly.
- 他们 玩 得 很 开心 。 They had a lot of fun.
- 她 的 文章 写 得 还 不错 。 She writes good essays.
- 孩子们 听 得 很 认真 。 The kids are listening very attentively.
Sound familiar?
Chinese complements are not an exact science. You may notice that the above uses of descriptive complements overlap a bit with degree complements. Yes, they do. The main difference is that descriptive complements can get way more... descriptive, whereas degree complements are much more concerned with degree. The overlap tends to happen when the complements are extremely simple.
See also
- Using objects with complements
- Adjectival complement "de budeliao"
- Adjectival complement "de hen"
- State complement
- Degree complement
- Complement
Sources and further reading
Books
- Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (pp. 71-2) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (pp. 179-80) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (pp. 172-3, 291) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 302-4) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2) (pp. 15-6) →buy
- Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 191) →buy
- Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 1 (博雅汉语初经起步篇) (pp. 197) →buy
- Practicing HSK Grammar (语法精讲精炼) (pp. 125) →buy
- Contemporary Chinese 2 (当代中文2) (pp. 63) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3) (pp. 99) →buy
