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| − | * 你 要 <em>认真</em> <strong>地</strong> | + | *你 要 <em>认真</em> <strong>地</strong> 学习 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ yào <em>rènzhēn</em> <strong>de</strong> xuéxí.</span><span class="trans">You must study seriously.</span> |
| − | * | + | *雨天 地 滑 ，<em>慢慢</em> <strong>地</strong> 走 。<span class="trans">The Walks slowly.</span> |
| − | * | + | *小猫 <em>舒服</em> <strong>地</strong> 躺 在 那里 。<span class="pinyin">Xiǎomāo <em>shūfu</em> <strong>de</strong> tǎng zài nàlǐ.</span><span class="trans">The kitten is comfortably lying down here.</span> |
| − | * | + | *小狗 <em>大声</em> <strong>地</strong> 叫 。<span class="pinyin">Xiǎogǒu <em>dàshēng</em> <strong>de</strong> jiào.</span><span class="trans">The puppy barked loudly.</span> |
| − | * 我 希 望 你 <em> | + | *我 希 望 你 <em>快快乐乐</em> <strong>地</strong> 长大。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ xīwàng nǐ <em>kuài kuài lè lè</em> <strong>de</strong> zhǎngdà.</span><span class="trans">I hope that you grow up happily.</span> |
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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.
Subj. + Adj. + 地 + Verb
Examples
- 你 要 认真 地 学习 。You must study seriously.
- 雨天 地 滑 ，慢慢 地 走 。The Walks slowly.
- 小猫 舒服 地 躺 在 那里 。The kitten is comfortably lying down here.
- 小狗 大声 地 叫 。The puppy barked loudly.
- 我 希 望 你 快快乐乐 地 长大。I hope that you grow up happily.
See Also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (pp. 72) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 192) →buy
