de
地积
adverbial suffix (-ly)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesparticle
adverbial suffix; used after adjectives to form adverbial phrases
Pronounced in the neutral tone (轻声 'de'). It is not a standalone word but a grammatical particle.
Tā他
gāo高
xìng兴
de地
tiào跳
le了
qǐ起
lái来
。
He jumped up happily.
Yǔ雨
bù不
tíng停
de地
xià下
zhe着
。
The rain kept falling continuously.
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Tóng同
xué学
men们
rèn认
zhēn真
de地
tīng听
jiǎng讲
。
The students are listening to the lecture attentively.