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Long Attributive Structures

长定语结构

cháng dìngyǔ jiégòu

How it works

A 长定语结构 (cháng dìngyǔ jiégòu) is a long attributive structure placed before a noun, usually ending with 的 (de). At HSK6 level, long attributive phrases are very common and allow Chinese to compress a large amount of descriptive information before the head noun.

Such structures often include:

clauses

verb phrases

modifiers

explanations of identity, purpose, or background

Example sentences

这是一个经过多年实践反复检验、并且已经在多个地区取得明显成效的改革方案。

Zhè shì yí ge jīngguò duō nián shíjiàn fǎnfù jiǎnyàn, bìngqiě yǐjīng zài duō ge dìqū qǔdé míngxiǎn chéngxiào de gǎigé fāng’àn.

This is a reform plan that has been repeatedly tested through many years of practice and has already produced obvious results in multiple regions.

他提出的并不是一个单纯从理论出发、脱离现实情况的抽象判断。

Tā tíchū de bìng bú shì yí ge dānchún cóng lǐlùn chūfā, tuōlí xiànshí qíngkuàng de chōuxiàng pànduàn.

What he proposed was not an abstract judgment based only on theory and detached from reality.

我们需要的不是表面上看起来完美、实际上却难以长期执行的规则。

Wǒmen xūyào de bú shì biǎomiàn shàng kàn qǐlái wánměi, shíjì shàng què nányǐ chángqī zhíxíng de guīzé.

What we need is not rules that look perfect on the surface but in fact are difficult to implement over the long term.

Key point

Long attributive structures are one of the most important syntactic features of advanced written Chinese.

Source: HelloMandarin · Revised edition, 2026 · PDF p. 366.

Old_HSK_1-6_Grammar_Points_2.0.pdf

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

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