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地

de

particle linking an adverbial to a verb (-ly)

HSK 1 · Topic “Little words” Particles & suffixes
particle linking an adverbial to a verb (-ly)
Memory picture

Character

地 de

Strokes
6
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
土 soil, earth 也 also, too
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他很快地跑了。 Tā hěn kuài de pǎo le. He ran off quickly.
  • 她高兴地说。 Tā gāoxìng de shuō. She said happily.
  • 我们慢慢地吃。 Wǒmen mànmàn de chī. We eat slowly.
  • 小王认真地写汉字。 Xiǎo Wáng rènzhēn de xiě Hànzì. Xiao Wang writes Chinese characters conscientiously.
  • 妈妈高兴地笑了。 Māma gāoxìng de xiàole. Mom smiled happily.
  • 他们慢慢地走回家。 Tāmen mànmàn de zǒu huí jiā. They walk home slowly.
  • 请你慢慢地读。 Qǐng nǐ mànmàn de dú. Please read slowly.
  • 我们一起认真地学习。 Wǒmen yìqǐ rènzhēn de xuéxí. We study hard together.
  • 我很快地吃了早饭。 Wǒ hěn kuài de chīle zǎofàn. I quickly ate breakfast.
  • 老师慢慢地读课文。 Lǎoshī mànmàn de dú kèwén. The teacher reads the lesson text slowly.

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