How to Say ‘My Chinese teacher taught me.’ in Simplified Chinese
我的中文老师教的。
wǒ de zhōng wén lǎo shī jiào de
[waw de Zhōngwén lǎoshī jiāo de]
💬 Usage Tip: The answer mirrors the question's 的 pattern: the person goes up front, then verb + 的. Swap the person to answer the same way: 我朋友教的 "my friend taught me".
Phrase Breakdown
我的中文老师
wǒ de zhōng wén lǎo shī
my Chinese teacher
This is the subject: the person who did the teaching.
我的中文老师是北京人。
My Chinese teacher is from Beijing.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The first-person pronoun, used to refer to yourself.
我也想了解这个公司的文化。
I also want to understand this company’s culture.
的
de
[de]
possessive particle
Used to indicate possession or the role of modifying.
这本书是他的。
This book is his.
中文
zhōng wén
[Zhōngwén]
Chinese language
The Chinese language, especially written or spoken Mandarin.
你的中文很好。
Your Chinese is very good.
老师
lǎo shī
[lǎoshī]
teacher
A person who teaches; also used as a polite title.
李老师很友好。
Teacher Li is very friendly.
教的。
jiào de
taught (me).
教 (jiāo, 'to teach') plus 的 answers 'who taught you'. Use a high, level tone on 教.
妈妈教的。
Mom taught me.
Words in this phrase
教
jiào
[jiāo]
to teach
To instruct someone in a skill or knowledge.
他教我写春联。
He taught me to write Spring Festival couplets.
的
de
[de]
the one (nominalizer)
Placed after a word to mean 'the ... one', replacing a noun.
我要大的。
I want the big one.
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