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| − | * <em>红色 的</em> | + | * <em>红色 的</em> 气球<span class="trans">a red ball</span> |
| − | * <em>漂亮 的</em> | + | * <em>漂亮 的</em> 衣服<span class="trans"> beautiful clothes</span> |
| − | * <em>好看 的</em> | + | * <em>好看 的</em> 书<span class="trans">a great book</span> |
| − | * <em>好喝 的</em> | + | * <em>好喝 的</em> 啤酒<span class="trans">great-tasting beer</span> |
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One best ways to use the common character 的(de) is to have it spice up your nouns with adjectives.
Structure
A very common way to modify nouns is to attach an adjective to them using 的 (de).
Adjective + 的 + Noun
This structure comes up extremely frequently and is an easy way to attribute features to nouns.
Examples
- 红色 的 气球a red ball
- 漂亮 的 衣服 beautiful clothes
- 好看 的 书a great book
- 好喝 的 啤酒great-tasting beer
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (pp. 70-1) →buy
- Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 37) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 233) →buy
