定语

定語

dìngyǔ

noun

Meanings

1 attributive (grammar)
2 attributive modifier

Characters

to fix; to determine

sentence element

Examples

HSK 5

在“红苹果”里，“红”是定语。

Zài " hóng píngguǒ " lǐ, " hóng " shì dìngyǔ.

In "red apple", "red" is the attributive.

HSK 7-9

定语太长的句子，读起来很费劲。

Dìngyǔ tài cháng de jùzi, dú qǐlai hěn fèijìn.

Sentences with very long attributives are hard work to read.

Tips

grammar

A 定语 comes before a noun, usually joined by 的: 聪明的孩子 "a clever child". A modifier before a verb or adjective is a 状语, joined by 地, and a complement after the verb is a 补语, joined by 得.

Stroke Order

定 dìng

语 yǔ