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* 爷爷 <em>慢慢</em> <strong>地</strong> 走路。<span class="trans">Grandpa walks slowly.</span>
 
* 爷爷 <em>慢慢</em> <strong>地</strong> 走路。<span class="trans">Grandpa walks slowly.</span>
 
* 我们 <em>舒服</em> <strong>地</strong> 躺 在 那里。<span class="trans">We comfortably laid down here.</span>
 
* 我们 <em>舒服</em> <strong>地</strong> 躺 在 那里。<span class="trans">We comfortably laid down here.</span>
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* 小 狗 <em>大声</em> <strong>地</strong> 叫。 <span class="trans">The dog barked loudly.</span>
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* 我 希 望 你 <em>健健康康</em> <strong>地</strong> 长大。<span class="trans">I hope that you grow up healthy. </span>
 
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Revision as of 09:45, 25 September 2014

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 很 认真 地 学习。You must study very seriously.
  • 爷爷 慢慢 地 走路。Grandpa walks slowly.
  • 我们 舒服 地 躺 在 那里。We comfortably laid down here.
  • 小 狗 大声 地 叫。 The dog barked loudly.
  • 我 希 望 你 健健康康 地 长大。I hope that you grow up healthy.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

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