de

complement marker

Usages of de

• 你nǐ 能néng 写xiě 得de 很hěn 好hǎo 吗ma？: Can you write well?
• 她tā 说shuō 得de 很hěn 好hǎo。: She speaks very well.
• 医生yīshēng 和hé 护士hùshi 在zài 医院yīyuàn 照顾zhàogù 他tā， 照顾zhàogù 得de 很hěn 认真rènzhēn。: The doctor and the nurse take care of him in the hospital, and they do it very attentively.
• 只要zhǐyào 继续jìxù 练习liànxí 中文zhōngwén， 你nǐ 就jiù 会huì 说shuō 得de 更gèng 好hǎo。: As long as you keep practicing Chinese, you’ll speak better.
• 我Wǒ 不bú 太tài 听tīng 得de 清楚qīngchu， 你nǐ 可以kěyǐ 再zài 慢慢mànmàn 地de 说shuō 一下yíxià 吗ma？: I can’t quite hear clearly; could you say it slowly again?
• 我们Wǒmen 必须bìxū 把bǎ 今天jīntiān 的de 练习liànxí 做zuò 得de 很hěn 清楚qīngchu， 明天míngtiān 复习fùxí 的de 时候shíhou 才cái 更gèng 简单jiǎndān。: We must do today’s exercises so that they’re very clear; only then will it be easier when we review tomorrow.
• 她tā 觉得juéde 鸡蛋jīdàn 很hěn 简单jiǎndān， 但是dànshì 做zuò 得de 好吃hǎochī 不bù 容易róngyì。: She thinks eggs are very simple, but it’s not easy to make them delicious.
• 今Jīn天tiān 老板lǎobǎn 在zài 会议室huìyìshì 开会kāihuì 开kāi 得de 很hěn 晚wǎn。: Today the boss had a meeting in the meeting room and worked until very late.
• 他tā 今天jīntiān 走错路zǒucuòlù 了le， 所以suǒyǐ 来lái 得de 很hěn 晚wǎn。: He went the wrong way today, so he arrived very late.
• 我wǒ 不bù 喜欢xǐhuan 吃chī 得de 太tài 饱bǎo， 吃chī 得de 太tài 多duō 晚上wǎnshang 就jiù 睡shuì 不bù 好hǎo。: I don’t like eating until I’m too full; if I eat too much, I sleep badly at night.
• 她tā 说shuō 自己zìjǐ 玩wán 游戏yóuxì 不bú 是shì 为了wèile 赢yíng， 而是érshì 为了wèile 跟gēn 朋友péngyou 一起yìqǐ 玩wán 得de 很hěn 高兴gāoxìng。: She says she plays games not to win, but to have fun playing together with friends.
• 这zhè 块kuài 蛋糕dàngāo 看起来kànqǐlái 很hěn 甜tián， 你nǐ 一yí个gè 人rén 吃chī 得de 完wán 吗ma？: This piece of cake looks very sweet; can you finish it by yourself?
• 那nà 家jiā 体育馆tǐyùguǎn 音乐yīnyuè 放fàng 得de 很hěn 大dà， 有yǒu 人rén 觉jué得de 很hěn 有意思yǒuyìsi， 也yě 有yǒu 人rén 觉jué得de 太tài 吵chǎo。: In that gym the music is played very loud; some people think it’s fun, and some think it’s too noisy.
• 她tā 哥哥gēge 在zài 客厅kètīng 里lǐ 玩wán 游戏机yóuxìjī， 玩wán 得de 很hěn 高兴gāoxìng。: Her older brother is playing on a game console in the living room and is very happy.
• 她tā 说shuō 自己zìjǐ 好转hǎozhuǎn 得de 很hěn 慢màn， 可能kěnéng 这zhè 两liǎng 天tiān 都dōu 不bù 能néng 出去chūqù。: She said she is recovering very slowly and probably won’t be able to go out for the next two days.
• 她tā 去qù 医院yīyuàn 去qù 得de 太tài 晚wǎn， 差点儿chàdiǎnr 没méi 挂上号guàshànghào。: She got to the hospital too late and almost failed to get registered.
• 只有Zhǐyǒu 地址dìzhǐ 写xiě 得de 对duì， 快递kuàidì 才cái 会huì 送到sòngdào 我wǒ 家jiā。: Only if the address is written correctly will the delivery be sent to my home.
• 很hěn 抱歉bàoqiàn， 我wǒ 刚才gāngcái 说shuō 得de 太tài 快kuài 了le， 你nǐ 没méi 听清楚tīngqīngchu 吧ba？: I’m very sorry, I spoke too fast just now; you didn’t hear it clearly, right?
• 要不是yàobúshì 合同hétong 写xiě 得de 很hěn 清楚qīngchu， 我wǒ 还hái 真zhēn 不bú 放心fàngxīn 马上mǎshàng 把bǎ 押金yājīn 给gěi 她tā。: If the contract hadn’t been written so clearly, I really wouldn’t have felt comfortable giving her the deposit right away.
• 她tā 想xiǎng 先xiān 签qiān 半年bànnián 的de 合同hétong， 如果rúguǒ 住zhù 得de 舒服shūfu， 再zài 继续jìxù 租zū 下去xiàqù。: She wants to sign a half-year contract first; if it’s comfortable to live there, she’ll keep renting.
• 房东fángdōng 人rén 很hěn 好hǎo， 如果rúguǒ 住zhù 得de 舒服shūfu， 我wǒ 就jiù 想xiǎng 一直yìzhí 租下去zūxiàqu。: The landlord is very nice; if it’s comfortable to live there, I want to keep renting it.

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