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    [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%9C%B0 地]
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You can easily convert most Chinese [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Adjective adjectives] into adverbs with the particle [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%9C%B0 地] (de). This usage is very similar to the [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Suffixes suffix] ''-ly'' in English.
== Contents ==  [[[#|hide]]] 
* [[#Structure|1 Structure]] * [[#Examples|2 Examples]] * [[#See_also|3 See also]] * [[#Sources_and_further_reading|4 Sources and further reading]] ** [[#Books|4.1 Books]]
== Structure == In Chinese, we place the structural particle 地 (de) after the adjective to make it function as 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, ''màn màn'' '''de''' zǒu.The floor is very slippery on rainy days. Walk slowly. * 祝 你 ''顺利'' '''地''' 通过 考试 。Zhù nǐ ''shùnlì'' '''de''' tōngguò kǎoshì.Wish you pass the exam successfully. * 他 ''认真'' '''地''' 对 我 说 ：“我 喜欢 你 。“Tā ''rènzhēn'' '''de''' duì wǒ shuō: "wǒ xǐhuan nǐ.""I like you". He said to me seriously. * 他 ''热情'' '''地''' 拥抱 了 我 。Tā ''rèqíng'' '''de''' yōngbào le wǒ.He gave me a very warm embrace. * 她 ''激动'' '''地''' 对 我 说 “谢谢 ” 。Tā ''jīdòng'' '''de''' duì wǒ shuō "xièxie".She said "Thank you" to me excitedly. * 老师 ''生气'' '''地''' 看 着 我们 。Lǎoshī ''shēngqì'' '''de''' kàn zhe wǒmen.The teacher is looking at us angrily. * 孩子 们 ''开心'' '''地''' 唱 了 起来 。Háizi men ''kāixīn'' '''de''' chàng le qǐlai.The children started to sing happily. * 大家 都 在 教室 里 ''安安静静'' '''地''' 看书 。Dàjiā dōu zài jiàoshì lǐ ''ān ān jìng jìng'' '''de''' kàn shū.Everybody is reading quietly in the classroom. * 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 == * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Structural_particle_%22de%22 Structural particle "de"] == Sources and further reading == === Books === * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Basic_Patterns_of_Chinese_Grammar Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar] (pp. 72) [http://amzn.to/2ykU1OD →buy] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_1 Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1] (pp. 192) [http://amzn.to/2fdV2l3 →buy]
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