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地 de

HSK 3 word

Meanings

• -ly
• structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

Characters

• 地 de, dì: -ly

Grammar: Manner of an action with 地

Adjective + 地 + Verb

地 turns a description into an adverb placed before the verb, like English "-ly". 的, 得 and 地 all sound the same (de): 的 comes before nouns, 得 after verbs and 地 before verbs.

Example sentences

他慢慢地走。
He walks slowly.
Tatoeba #512111 by fucongcong (CC BY 2.0 FR)

他坐在地上。
He was sitting on the floor.
Tatoeba #799117 by GlossaMatik (CC BY 2.0 FR)

她小心地做。
She did it carefully.
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Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).