Learn Chinese Adverbial Phrases with '得'

In Chinese, we use '得' (pronounced as 'de') to describe how an action is done. It's like adding details to a picture to make it more colorful. When you use '得', you are telling more about how something happens.

Let's look at some examples to understand better. When you say '他跑得很快', it means 'He runs very fast'. The word '快' (fast) tells us how he runs. Similarly, '她唱得很好' means 'She sings very well', where '好' (well) describes her singing.

In these sentences, '很高' (very high), '很认真' (very seriously), and '很开心' (very happily) tell us more about how the cat jumps, how the students write, and how he laughs.