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A very common way to modify nouns is to attach an adjective to them using 的 (de). The structure is:
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Adjective + 的 + Noun
 
 
 
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This structures comes up extremely frequently and is an easy way to attribute features to nouns. Some examples:
 
 
 
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* <em>红色 的</em> 气球。
 
* <em>漂亮 的</em> 衣服。
 
* <em>好 看 的</em> 书。
 
* <em>好喝 的</em> 啤酒。
 
 
 
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==See also==
 
*[[Modifying nouns with phrase + de]]
 
*[[Expressing possession]]
 
 
 
== Sources and further reading ==
 
 
 
=== Books ===
 
 
 
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933330899/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=1933330899 Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar →buy] (pp. 70 - 71)
 
 
 
[[Category:A2 grammar points]]
 

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