Chinese grammar - Adverbs before the verb using 地 (de) |
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In Chinese, there are two common adverbial modifier particles: 地 and 得 - both pronounced 'de'. These are both used to link adjectives or adverbs to verbs Which one is used depends on whether the adverb/adjective appears before or after the verb. In this topic we illustrate the use of the modifier 地 (de). To form an adverb using 地 we use the pattern: [adjective] + 地 + [verb] |
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她开心地笑。
tā kāixīn de xiào. She laughs happily.
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她认真地听。
tā rènzhēn de tīng. She listens attentively.
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他大声地说话。
tā dàshēng de shuōhuà. He speaks loudly.
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她温柔地说话。
tā wēnróu de shuōhuà. She speaks gently.
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他小心地开车。
tā xiǎoxīn de kāichē. He drives carefully.
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我们热情地欢迎客人。
wǒmen rèqíng de huānyíng kèrén. We warmly welcome the guests.
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他安静地看书。
tā ānjìng de kànshū. He reads quietly.
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我们快速地跑。
wǒmen kuàisù de pǎo. We run quickly.
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她小心地打开门。
tā xiǎoxīn de dǎkāi mén. She carefully opens the door.
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他轻轻地敲门。
tā qīngqīng de qiāo mén. He gently knocks on the door.
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她热情地欢迎客人。
tā rèqíng de huānyíng kèrén. She warmly welcomes the guests.
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他轻松地完成任务。
tā qīngsōng de wánchéng rènwù. He easily completes the task.
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我们愉快地玩耍。
wǒmen yúkuài de wánshuǎ. We happily play.
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她激动地宣布消息。
tā jīdòng de xuānbù xiāoxi. She excitedly announces the news.
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