Chinese Language Learning Program Lesson 82–What are the difference of “de 的, de 得and de 地” in Chinese?

Chinese Language Learning Program

Lesson 82 – What are the difference of

 “de 的, de 得and de 地” in Chinese

Hello, everyone. Welcome back. This is Baixue’s Chinese Language Learning Program. Last time we read one Aesop's Fable in Chinese. Today, we will talke about what the difference of “de 的, de 得and di 地” are in Chinese.

	Functions	Examples
de 的	1. to link a descriptive phrase with a noun 2. as substitutes for  designate persons or things 3. to be used as a  possessive adjective	1. měi lì de fēng jǐng      美  丽的   风    景     (Beautiful scenery) 2. chī de      吃  的(something to eat) 3. wǒ de shū      我  的  书 (My book.)
dì 的	purpose；goal	nǐ de mù dì shì shén me? 你 的  目  的  是    什   么？ (What is your purpose?)
dí 的	really；indeed	tā dí què hěn hǎo. 她的   确   很    好。 (She is really good.)
de 地	To convert an adjective  into an adverb	tā dà shēng de chàng gē. 她 大     声    地     唱     歌。 (She is singing loudly.)
dì 地	ground；floor；earth； land	dì shàng hòu hòu de yī  地    上      厚    厚   的 一     céng  jī xuě.  层  积   雪。 (A thick layer of snow on the ground.)
de 得	to indicate the result or the potential of a verb.	ná de qǐ lái. 拿 得 起 来。 (competent; can be picked up.)
dé 得	get ； obtain ； gain ； receive ；	zhōng yú dé dào le nà běn      终    于  得   到  了  那  本   shū.  书。 (Finally got that book.)
děi 得	Must; have to; be obliged to; necessary	nǐ děi kuài diǎn’r le, wǒ men  你 得   快     点儿  了, 我    们  yào wǎn  le.  要   晚   了。 (You’d better hurry. We will be late.)

Practice: Please choose “的，得，地” to fill the blanks in the following sentences. I will give you the answers in our next lesson.

1. tā chī de hěn kuài

    她 吃  (  )  很     快。(She eats quickly.)

2. tā màn man de zhàn qǐ lái.

她   慢    慢   (  )    站    起 来。

(She stood up slowly.)

3. lán sè de tiān kōng

蓝  色  (  ) 天     空。(Blue sky.)

4. zhè běn shū dí què bù cuò.

     这   本     书   (  ) 确   不   错。

5. tā tǎng zài cǎo dì shàng kàn shū.

她  躺    在   草  (  )    上      看    书。

(She was lying on the grass reading a book.)

Today’s idiom is:

bù zì liàng lì

不 自   量  力

(over-confident; bite off more than one can chew)

zhè jiā gōng sī bù zì liàng lì de qīng shuài tóu zī.

  这  家   公    司 不 自   量  力 地   轻      率     投  资。

(The company may overextend itself and made some reckless investments.)

The answers for the practice: 1. 得；2. 地；3.的；4. 的； 5. 地

Ok, that is all for today.

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 谢   谢 ! (Thanks!)

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 下  次  见!  (See you next time!)