Chinese grammar: close possession N1+N2

StructureNormally possession is expressed with the particle 的. However, in some cases you can omit 的. This happens when the possession is about:
1. A close personal relationship (family and close friends)
2. An institutional or organizational relationship
In these cases 的 should be omitted (that is, it doesn’t sound as natural if you put it in).

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US media: China is a 'Confucian country'

孔子的国度 China is a ‘Confucian country’ 如果回溯历史,在很长时间里,西方世界对孔子的了解都是“只闻其声,不见其形”。16世纪,传教士利玛窦第一次把中国文化中的孔子形象介绍到了欧洲,随后又传到了美洲大陆。 For a long time, Westerners had heard of Confucius, but never seen his

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Different people give Confucius different meanings

孔子只是一个符号,不同的人给他赋予不同的含义,然后各取所需 Different people give Confucius different meanings 几年的研究下来,张涛发现,对于“美国媒体塑造的孔子形象”,自己没办法做一个简单的描述。 After years of study, Zhang Tao, who wrote a book named "Confucius

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