的 (de): possessive or modifying particle
Stroke Order & Writing
HSK 1auxiliary
Character info
- Pinyin
- Meaning
- possessive or modifying particle
- Characters
- 1
- Part of speech
- auxiliary
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 白
- Structure
- 左右结构
Full definitions
Meanings grouped by pronunciation.
- 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"")
- possessive particle: attached to a noun, pronoun, or numeral to indicate possession or attribution, as in 我的书 (my book) or 大的 (the big one)
- used after an adjective or a relative clause to link it to the noun it modifies, as in 美丽的风景 (beautiful scenery) or 他说的话 (what he said)
- used after a noun, verb, or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 吃的东西 (something to eat) or 红色的 (the red one)
- used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis
- also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs"
Chinese explanation
- 用在名词和修饰语之间，表示所属或性质，如我的书、红色的苹果
- 用在形容词或动词后面，组成“的”字短语，代替前面说过的人或事物，如大的、吃的
- 用在句末表示肯定的语气，如他会来的。
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Example sentences
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This is my book.
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That is a red apple.
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His mother is a teacher.
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Our school's library is very big.
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The red flowers are very pretty.
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He is my teacher.
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