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*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>
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*你 要 <em>努力</em> <strong>地</strong> 学习 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ yào <em>nǔlì</em> <strong>de</strong> xuéxí.</span><span class="trans">You must study hard.</span>
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*雨天 地 滑 ，<em>慢慢</em> <strong>地</strong> 走 。<span class="trans">The Walks slowly.</span>
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*雨天 地 滑 ，<em>慢慢</em> <strong>地</strong> 走 。<span class="pinyin">Yǔtiān dì huá, <em>mànmàn</em> <strong>de</strong> zǒu.</span><span class="trans">The floor is very slippery in rainy days. Walk 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>
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*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>
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*小狗 在 <em>大声</em> <strong>地</strong> 叫 。<span class="pinyin">Xiǎogǒu zài <em>dàshēng</em> <strong>de</strong> jiào.</span><span class="trans">The puppy is barking loudly.</span>
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*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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*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 努力 地 学习 。Nǐ yào nǔlì de xuéxí.You must study hard.
  • 雨天 地 滑 ，慢慢 地 走 。Yǔtiān dì huá, mànmàn de zǒu.The floor is very slippery in rainy days. Walk slowly.
  • 小猫 舒服 地 躺 在 那里 。Xiǎomāo shūfu de tǎng zài nàlǐ.The kitten is comfortably lying down here.
  • 小狗 在 大声 地 叫 。Xiǎogǒu zài dàshēng de jiào.The puppy is barking loudly.
  • 我 希望 你 快快乐乐 地 长大 。Wǒ xīwàng nǐ kuài kuài lè lè de zhǎngdà.I hope that you grow up happily.

See Also

Sources and further reading

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