<p>The structures of Chinese and English are similar here: 我喜歡吃的中國菜是…could be literally translated as : The Chinese dish that I love to eat is….  So we could see that the attributive adjective phrase 我喜歡吃的 becomes an adjective clause following the noun “Chinese dish” in English. I can imagine some possible scenarios when this sentence might be used:
Setting: in a Chinese restaurant.
A:你喜歡/想吃什麼（菜）？
B：我喜歡/想吃紅燒肉。或：我最喜歡吃的中國菜是紅燒肉。或：我喜歡吃的中國菜有紅燒肉、醋溜魚片、還有回鍋肉。
A:你們有什麼喜歡/想吃的（菜嗎）？
B：我想吃紅燒肉。
C：我要醋溜魚片。
D：我喜歡/想要吃的中國菜是回鍋肉。
So your sentence could only be suitable in the context of the second scenario.</p>

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Geoffrey Chang
<p>我喜欢吃的中国菜是..... This structure is grammatically correct. And we Chinese use this kind of structure a lot.</p>
<p>More similar sentences.
我喜欢穿的牌子是......
我喜欢开的车是.......
我喜欢去的酒吧是......</p>
<p>This structure is correct, but we use subject + verb + object more often.</p>
<p>我喜欢吃的中国菜是.....       我喜欢吃.....</p>
<p>我喜欢开的车是.......        我喜欢开沃尔沃（volvo）/奔驰(Benz)</p>
<p>我喜欢去的酒吧是......       我喜欢去Mix酒吧/天堂酒吧.</p>
<p>In the sentence 我喜欢的中国菜是......， the speaker wants to emphasize the dish he or she likes, so he or she put it in the end.</p>

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Henryfrombeijing
<p>&quot;<strong>是</strong> + noun&quot; = &quot;is/are + an item/items&quot;.</p>
<p>In your sentence, I suggest adding the word &quot;最&quot; before &quot;喜欢&quot; to emphasize your particular liking of the item</p>
<ul>
<li>我&quot;最&quot;喜欢吃的中国菜<strong>是</strong>ZZ. - The Chinese food/dish I like the &quot;most&quot; <strong>is</strong> ZZ.</li>
</ul>
<p>When you like several items more or less equaly, you can modify the sentence without the emphasizing word as:</p>
<ul>
<li>我喜欢吃的中国菜<strong>是/有</strong>XX, YY, 和ZZ  - The Chinese food/dishes I like <strong>are/include</strong> XX, YY, and ZZ.</li>
</ul>
<p>Here, <strong>的</strong> is a &quot;structural particle&quot; that indicates the word or phrase preceding it functions as an attributive that defines or modifies the noun or noun phrase that comes after it.</p>
<ul>
<li>我喜欢吃的中国菜 - The noun 中国菜 is modified by the pronoun “我” and the adjective “喜欢吃”. The structural particle “的” marks the relationship between the modifier and the modified.</li>
</ul>
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<p>The sentence is incomplete, but grammatical:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>我喜欢吃 的 中国菜 是 ……<br />
The Chinese dishes that I like to eat are ...</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Presumably you're meant to fill in the blank with your favorite Chinese dishes.</p>
<p>We <a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Modifying_nouns_with_adjective_%2B_%22de%22" rel="nofollow noreferrer">modify the noun</a> 中国菜 = &quot;Chinese dishes&quot; using 我喜欢吃 = &quot;I like to eat&quot;, connecting them using 的.  The phrase 我喜欢吃 is functioning as an adjective (or an &quot;attributive&quot;) for the noun 中国菜:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Adj. + 的 + Noun</p>
</blockquote>
<p>And the adjective can be a whole phrase, such as in:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>书<br />
[the] book</p>
<p>绿色的书<br />
[the] green book</p>
<p>我老师喜欢看的书<br />
[the] book that my teacher likes to read</p>
<p>学生应该读三遍的书<br />
[the] book that students should read three times</p>
</blockquote>

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Becky 李蓓
<p>I wonder if this sentence is correct, or if I need to add some other words: &quot;我喜欢吃的中国菜是______ &quot; If they are wrong, I would appreciate your explanation</p>
<p>My doubt is about the use of 的 and 是.</p>

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Is 我喜欢吃的中国菜是…… grammatically correct?
# Is 我喜欢吃的中国菜是…… grammatically correct?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-11-08)

I wonder if this sentence is correct, or if I need to add some other words: "我喜欢吃的中国菜是\_\_\_\_\_\_ " If they are wrong, I would appreciate your explanation

My doubt is about the use of 的 and 是.

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-11-10. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

The structures of Chinese and English are similar here: 我喜歡吃的中國菜是…could be literally translated as : The Chinese dish that I love to eat is…. So we could see that the attributive adjective phrase 我喜歡吃的 becomes an adjective clause following the noun “Chinese dish” in English. I can imagine some possible scenarios when this sentence might be used:
Setting: in a Chinese restaurant.
A:你喜歡/想吃什麼（菜）？
B：我喜歡/想吃紅燒肉。或：我最喜歡吃的中國菜是紅燒肉。或：我喜歡吃的中國菜有紅燒肉、醋溜魚片、還有回鍋肉。
A:你們有什麼喜歡/想吃的（菜嗎）？
B：我想吃紅燒肉。
C：我要醋溜魚片。
D：我喜歡/想要吃的中國菜是回鍋肉。
So your sentence could only be suitable in the context of the second scenario.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2022-11-09. Score: 2

我喜欢吃的中国菜是..... This structure is grammatically correct. And we Chinese use this kind of structure a lot.

More similar sentences.
我喜欢穿的牌子是......
我喜欢开的车是.......
我喜欢去的酒吧是......

This structure is correct, but we use subject + verb + object more often.

我喜欢吃的中国菜是..... 我喜欢吃.....

我喜欢开的车是....... 我喜欢开沃尔沃（volvo）/奔驰(Benz)

我喜欢去的酒吧是...... 我喜欢去Mix酒吧/天堂酒吧.

In the sentence 我喜欢的中国菜是......， the speaker wants to emphasize the dish he or she likes, so he or she put it in the end.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2022-11-09. Score: 2

"**是** + noun" = "is/are + an item/items".

In your sentence, I suggest adding the word "最" before "喜欢" to emphasize your particular liking of the item

* 我"最"喜欢吃的中国菜**是**ZZ. - The Chinese food/dish I like the "most" **is** ZZ.

When you like several items more or less equaly, you can modify the sentence without the emphasizing word as:

* 我喜欢吃的中国菜**是/有**XX, YY, 和ZZ - The Chinese food/dishes I like **are/include** XX, YY, and ZZ.

Here, **的** is a "structural particle" that indicates the word or phrase preceding it functions as an attributive that defines or modifies the noun or noun phrase that comes after it.

* 我喜欢吃的中国菜 - The noun 中国菜 is modified by the pronoun “我” and the adjective “喜欢吃”. The structural particle “的” marks the relationship between the modifier and the modified.

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### Answer by username_4 on 2022-11-08. Score: 1

The sentence is incomplete, but grammatical:

> 我喜欢吃 的 中国菜 是 ……  
> The Chinese dishes that I like to eat are ...

Presumably you're meant to fill in the blank with your favorite Chinese dishes.

We [modify the noun](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Modifying_nouns_with_adjective_%2B_%22de%22) 中国菜 = "Chinese dishes" using 我喜欢吃 = "I like to eat", connecting them using 的. The phrase 我喜欢吃 is functioning as an adjective (or an "attributive") for the noun 中国菜:

> Adj. + 的 + Noun

And the adjective can be a whole phrase, such as in:

> 书  
> [the] book
>
> 绿色的书  
> [the] green book
>
> 我老师喜欢看的书  
> [the] book that my teacher likes to read
>
> 学生应该读三遍的书  
> [the] book that students should read three times


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