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Modifying Nouns with a Phrase + “de”

……的

de

How it works

A phrase can come before a noun and use 的 to modify it.

The pattern

Phrase + 的 + Noun

Example sentences

我昨天买的书很好看。

Wǒ zuótiān mǎi de shū hěn hǎokàn.

The book that I bought yesterday is very good.

这是老师写的字。

Zhè shì lǎoshī xiě de zì.

These are the characters written by the teacher.

你喜欢中国做的菜吗?

Nǐ xǐhuan Zhōngguó zuò de cài ma?

Do you like dishes made in China?

Usage note

This is a simple way to build attributive phrases in HSK2.

Source: HelloMandarin · Revised edition, 2026 · PDF pp. 87–88.

Old_HSK_1-6_Grammar_Points_2.0.pdf

Old six-level teaching collection. This is an independent learning reference.

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