Structure with the noun:

Adjective + 的 + Noun

Meaning:

A very common way to modify nouns is to attach an adjective to them using 的 (de).

Examples:

    漂亮 的 衣服。

    Piàoliɑnɡ de yīfu

    beautiful clothes

 

Structure Without the noun：

In some cases, it is possible to drop the noun altogether, and just use the adjective + “的”. For this to work, there already has to be context, so that the listener can understand what it is referring to. This construction can mean “one,” as in “the blue one”, or as something like “mine” or “Sarah’s” if the noun that precedes it possesses the noun that is being dropped.

Examples:

    A:你 喜欢 什么 女孩子？B:漂亮的。

    A: Nǐ xǐhuɑn shénme nǚháizi? B: Piàoliɑnɡ de

    A: What kind of girls do you like? B: Pretty ones.