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  <h1>Modifying nouns with phrase + "<span class="pinyinst">de</span>" <span class="hanzist">的</span>"</h1>

  <p>In addition to linking adjectives to nouns, <span class="hanzi">的</span>(<span class="pinyin">de</span>) can also be used to link a whole phrase to a noun, making the already useful <span class="hanzi">的</span> (<span class="pinyin">de</span>) even more useful.</p>

  <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>

  <p>As well as attaching adjectives to nouns, <span class="hanzi">的</span> (<span class="pinyin">de</span>) can be used to attach whole phrases to nouns. In English this is often achieved with "<b>who</b>" or "<b>that</b>." For example, "<b>the man who went to Beijing</b>" or "<b>the book that I bought yesterday.</b>"</p>

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    <p>Phrase + <span class="hanzist">的</span> + Noun</p>
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  <p>Here a phrase means <span class="fondjaune">Verb + (Object)</span>.</p>

  <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>

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      <li><span class="hanzi"><span class="fondvert">妈妈 做</span> <span class="fondjaune">的</span> 菜</span><br/><span class="pinyin"><span class="fondvert">māma zuò</span> <span class="fondjaune">de</span> cài</span><br/> the food that mom cooks</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi"><span class="fondvert">去 北京</span> <span class="fondjaune">的</span> 火车</span><br/><span class="pinyin"><span class="fondvert">qù Běijīng</span> <span class="fondjaune">de</span> huǒchē</span><br/> the train that goes to Beijing</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi"><span class="fondvert">你 教</span> <span class="fondjaune">的</span> 学生</span><br/><span class="pinyin"><span class="fondvert">nǐ jiāo</span> <span class="fondjaune">de</span> xuésheng</span> <br/>the students that you teach</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi"><span class="fondvert">老板 请</span> <span class="fondjaune">的</span> 朋友</span> <br/><span class="pinyin"><span class="fondvert">lǎobǎn qǐng</span> <span class="fondjaune">de</span> péngyou</span> <br/>the friends that the boss invited</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi"><span class="fondvert">我 画</span> <span class="fondjaune">的</span>画 </span><br/><span class="pinyin"><span class="fondvert">wǒ huà</span> <span class="fondjaune">de</span> huà</span> <br/>the pictures that I draw</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi"><span class="fondvert">他 写</span> <span class="fondjaune">的</span> 书</span> <br/><span class="pinyin"><span class="fondvert">tā xiě</span> <span class="fondjaune">de</span> shū</span> <br/>the books that he wrote</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi"><span class="fondvert">妈妈 给 我 买</span> <span class="fondjaune">的</span> 衣服 </span><br/><span class="pinyin"><span class="fondvert">māma gěi wǒ mǎi</span> <span class="fondjaune">de</span> yīfu</span> <br/>the clothes that mom bought for me</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi"><span class="fondvert">客户 问</span> <span class="fondjaune">的</span> 问题</span><br/><span class="pinyin"><span class="fondvert">kèhù wèn</span> <span class="fondjaune">de</span> wèntí</span><br/> the questions that the client asked</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi"><span class="fondvert">穿 Prada</span> <span class="fondjaune">的</span> 女人 </span><br/><span class="pinyin"><span class="fondvert">chuān Prada</span> <span class="fondjaune">de</span> nǚrén</span> <br/>women who wear Prada</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi"><span class="fondvert">不 喜欢 中国菜</span> <span class="fondjaune">的</span> 老外</span> <br/><span class="pinyin"><span class="fondvert">bù xǐhuan Zhōngguó cài</span> <span class="fondjaune">de</span> lǎowài</span> <br/>the foreigners that don't like Chinese food</li>
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  <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>

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    <li><a href="Modifying_nouns_with_adjective_+_de" title="wikilink">Modifying nouns with adjective + de</a></li>

    <li><a href="Expressing_possession" title="wikilink">Expressing possession</a></li>
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  <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and Further Reading</h2>

  <h3 id="books">Books</h3>

  <ul>
    <li>Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (p. 76)</li>

    <li>Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (pp. 107-8)</li>

    <li>Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (p. 39)</li>

    <li>40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (<span class="hanzi">基础汉语40课上册</span>） (p. 141)</li>

    <li>Yufa! (pp. 37)</li>
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