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结构助词“的”

HSK 1Lesson 4
The Structural Particle "的"
结构Pattern
Owner的Thing / Person
我的名字
刘老师的学生
安娜的朋友
解释Explanation

“的”放在两个名词或代词之间,表示领属关系,意思像英语的“'s”或“of”:A的B。说到家人、朋友、同学这样的亲近关系,或者“我国”“我们学校”这样的集体,“的”常常可以不说,比如“我妈妈”“我朋友”。

"的" links an owner to what they have: A 的 B means "A's B" — 我的老师 "my teacher", 安娜的同学 "Anna's classmate". When the relationship is close and personal — family members, friends, classmates — 的 is often dropped after a pronoun: Chinese speakers say 我妈妈 (my mom) or 我朋友 (my friend) just as naturally as 我的朋友. You'll meet more family words in the next lessons.

例句Examples
  • 她是我的汉语老师。
    Tā shì wǒ de Hànyǔ lǎoshī.
    She is my Chinese teacher.
  • 马克是安娜的同学。
    Mǎkè shì Ānnà de tóngxué.
    Mark is Anna's classmate.
  • 你的名字是什么?
    Nǐ de míngzi shì shénme?
    What is your name?
  • 王明是我朋友。
    Wáng Míng shì wǒ péngyou.
    Wang Ming is my friend.
练习Practice

Tap chips to arrange them into a correct sentence. Translation: Wang Ming is my friend.

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