的
de
HSK level: HSK 1
Meaning
of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2 ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3 tang2 r5 de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one"); also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs
Other reading: dī
(bound form) a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4])
Other reading: dí
really and truly
Other reading: dì
(bound form) bull's-eye; target
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Examples
干的好！
gàn de hǎo！
Good job!
是我的。
shì wǒ de。
It's mine.
认真的？
rèn zhēn de？
Seriously?
Words with this character
别的 bié de else真的 zhēn de really目的 mù dì purpose有的 yǒu de some的确 dí què really的话 de huà if似的 shì de seems as if目的地 mù dì dì destination总的来说 zǒng de lái shuō generally speaking有的是 yǒu de shì have plenty of真是的 zhēn shi de Really!没说的 méi shuō de nothing to pick on有的放矢 yǒu dì fàng shǐ lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows说真的 shuō zhēn de to tell the truth中的 zhòng dì to hit the target吃的 chī de food的姐 dī jiě female taxi driver家的 jiā de wife是的 shì de yes, that's right小的 xiǎo de young child什么的 shén me de and so on的哥 dī gē male taxi driver打的 dǎ dī to take a taxi