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Intermediate Grammar Clinic HSK 3-4 Required 10 words

De Particles and Description

Separate 的, 得, and 地 by what each one connects.

Goal

Learners can identify noun modifiers, degree complements, and manner adverbs.

Make three new sentences with this module’s grammar pattern and support words.

Focus

grammar clinic pattern practice support vocabulary

Useful examples

他中文说得很好。

Tā Zhōngwén shuō de hěn hǎo.

He speaks Chinese very well.

她认真地写汉字。

Tā rènzhēn de xiě Hànzì.

She carefully writes Chinese characters.

的, 得, and 地

Separate description, manner, and degree with the three de particles.

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Practice sentences

这不是我的书。

This is not my book.

Put 的 between the owner and the thing.

他跑得很快。

He runs very fast.

得 sits after the verb and before the description of how.

她认真地学习。

She studies diligently.

地 links an adjective/adverb to the following verb.

他一边听,一边写。

He writes while listening.

The second action follows the second 一边.

Try a few cards from this module

de
Sieh dir das an. Mach weiter, wenn du denkst, dass du es behalten wirst.
Bedeutungen
of; ~'s (possessive particle) (used after an attribute)

Module word list

Word Pinyin Meaning Level Dictionary
de of; ~'s (possessive particle)
HSK 2.0 1 HSK 3.0 1
Dictionary
to obtain
HSK 2.0 4 HSK 3.0 3
Dictionary
de -ly
HSK 2.0 3 HSK 3.0 2
Dictionary
认真 rèn zhēn conscientious
HSK 2.0 3 HSK 3.0 3
Dictionary
清楚 qīng chu clear
HSK 2.0 3 HSK 3.0 3
Dictionary
kuài rapid
HSK 2.0 2 HSK 3.0 2
Dictionary
漂亮 piào liang pretty
HSK 2.0 1 HSK 3.0 1
Dictionary
汉字 hàn zì Chinese character
HSK 2.0 1 HSK 3.0 1
Dictionary
说明 shuō míng to explain
HSK 2.0 4 HSK 3.0 4
Dictionary
xiě to write
HSK 2.0 1 HSK 3.0 1
Dictionary