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== Examples ==

Revision as of 06:57, 3 June 2013

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. Note that if the adjective has two characters (e.g. 漂亮 or 高兴), the 的 is generally required.

Examples

  • 红色 的 气球a red ball
  • 漂亮 的 衣服 beautiful clothes
  • 好看 的a great book
  • 好喝 的 啤酒great-tasting beer

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

HSK3