地 de makes an adverb

Example sentences

他高兴地笑了。Tā gāoxìng de xiào le.He smiled happily.
请慢慢地说。Qǐng màn man de shuō.Please speak slowly.

HSK 3 — the intermediate threshold: 300 new words, 600 in all. You can communicate in daily life, study and travel in China. In HSK 3.0, 地 is in band 1. HSK 3 explained

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This little word makes an adverb.

中地。

Here it is at work.

中请慢慢地说。

Please speak slowly. Say it with me.

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Stroke order

地 is written in 6 strokes.

地 — the Chinese character for makes an adverb (de), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 地 — makes an adverb

Senses

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

How 地 is used

地 makes an adverb: ADJECTIVE + 地 + VERB (他高兴地笑了). NOT 地方 / 地铁 / 地图.

Related words

Where 地 lives

HSK 3 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 1 Practise Topic: Grammar words Practise

地 is pronounced de and means “makes an adverb”.