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Particles in Chinese
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Particles
in
Chinese
There
are
three
particles
for
modifying
words
in
Chinese
-
的
,
得
and
地
.
的
is
used
for
modifying
nouns
.
It
can
come
after
an
adjective
to
describe
a
noun
,
or
after
another
noun
to
indicate
possession
,
similar
to
the
“'s”
in
English
.
For
example
:
安靜的
a quiet
圖書館
library
,
露西的
Lucy's
廚房
kitchen
。
得
is
used
for
modifying
verbs
.
It
usually
comes
after
a
verb
to
modify
it
or
to
signify
an
outcome
.
It
usually
comes
in
the
form
of
:
verb
+
得
+
adjective
.
For
example
:
她
She
唱
sang
得很好
very well
,
我
I
看
look
得見他
(and) see him
。
地
is
used
to
transform
adjectives
into
adverbs
.
It
is
similar
to
the
“-ly”
suffix
in
English
.
Oftentimes
,
adjectives
are
repeated
twice
.
For
example
:
快快地
quickly
跑
ran
,
難過地
sadly
哭
cried
。
Let's
try
a
few
exercises
to
practice
what
we've
learned
!
Fill
in
the
blank
.
朱朱
Junior
打破
broke
艾迪
Eddy's
的
Eddy's
花瓶
vase
。
的
得
地
Fill
in
the
blank
.
艾迪
Eddy
生氣
angrily
地
angrily
罵
scolded
他的
his
兒子
son
。
的
得
地
Fill
in
the
blank
.
朱朱
Junior
離開
left
得
quickly
很快
quickly
。
的
得
地
Tap the pairs
艾迪的…花瓶
難過地…哭
快快地…跑
安静的…圖書館
唱…得很好
a quiet...library
quickly...ran
Eddy's...vase
sadly...cried
sang...very well