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Revision as of 09:42, 18 June 2012

Structure

You can easily convert Chinese adjectives into adverbs with 地 (de). This character is very similar to the English suffix -ly.

Subject + Adjective + 地 + Verb

Examples

  • 你 要 很 认真 学习。
  • 爷爷 慢慢 走路。
  • 我们 舒服 躺 在 那里。

See also

Sources and further reading

Books