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The Potential Complement DE

There are three DE particles used in Mandarin Chinese: the possessive de (的), the adverbial , and the potential complement de (得). If you want more general information about how to use these three, check this overview: The three DE particles in Mandarin. In this article, we're going to look at the potential complement, written 得.

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“Happy” in Chinese

There are many ways to say happy in Chinese. Like with English, Chinese words have synonyms so that conversation doesn't get too repetitive. Here are the three ways you can say "happy" in Chinese along with examples of how to use the term. Audio files are marked with ►.

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The Potential Complement DE

There are three DE particles used in Mandarin Chinese: the possessive de (的), the adverbial , and the potential complement de (得). If you want more general information about how to use these three, check this overview: The three DE particles in Mandarin. In this article, we're going to look at the potential complement, written 得.

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Royal Beauty Secrets in China

Every morning the Empress Dowager Cixi applied face powder made up of pearls and skin cream made of flower distillate(a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling). At night, she applied egg white, kept it on until half an hour before sleep, and then applied flower extract, finally patting her wet face dry with soft towels. Furthermore, she used a jade face roller, cool and smooth, on her face again and again every morning before dressing. High-quality jade is believed by many to have natural health-enhancing functions and repeated rolling is in essence a good massage for the face.

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Chinese Multi—eaved Pagoda中国密檐式塔

The type of Multi-eaved Pagodas is relatively large, about the same height and size as the multi-storeyed type. Its most outstanding feature is the many layers of eaves. Other characteristics of multi-eaved pagodas include:
1. The ground storey is proportionately large. From the second storey up, the eaves are so closely layered that it is difficult to distinguish the different storeys of the pagoda.

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