Adjective + 地 + Verb (การทำเป็นคำวิเศษณ์)

A teacher reads with care

• A teacher examines an essay carefully rather than rushing through it.
• the teacher老师lǎo shīcareful认真rèn zhēn(adverb -ly)地deread看kàn(completed / change)了leI / me我wǒ(modifier / structural particle)的deessay作文zuò wén。 — careful认真rèn zhēn(adverb -ly)地de describes how the teacher read the essay.

Build the form

• The pattern in this lesson is Adjective + (adverb -ly)地de + Verb (making an adverb). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
• Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.

he他tāhappy高兴gāo xìng地desmiled笑xiào了le。

Read examples in context

the teacher老师lǎo shīcareful认真rèn zhēn地deread看kàn了lemy我的wǒ deessay作文zuò wén。

• In the opening example, the teacher老师lǎo shīcareful认真rèn zhēn(adverb -ly)地deread看kàn(completed / change)了leI / me我wǒ(modifier / structural particle)的deessay作文zuò wén。: careful认真rèn zhēn(adverb -ly)地de describes how the teacher read the essay.
• Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.

Know the boundary

• The manner phrase comes before read看kàn.
• Compare careful认真rèn zhēn(modifier / structural particle)的dethe teacher老师lǎo shī, where (modifier / structural particle)的de describes the teacher, and the teacher老师lǎo shīread看kàn(degree marker)得dedegree / adjective linker很hěncareful认真rèn zhēn, where (degree marker)得de introduces an assessment of the reading.

Use the distinction

Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Adjectives into adverbs.