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Revision as of 09:10, 16 May 2012
Structure
You can easily convert Chinese adjectives into adverbs with 地 (de). This character is very similar to the English suffix -ly.
Subject + Adjective + 地 + Verb
Examples
- 你 要 很 认真 地 学习。
- 爷爷 慢慢 地 走路。
- 我们 舒服 地 躺 在 那里。
Sources and further reading
Books
- Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (pp. 72) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 192) →buy
