的 (de): of, ~'s (possessive particle), (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun), (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
的 (de) is a Chinese character meaning “of.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 白 (structural) and 勺 (structural). It ranks #1 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- of
- ~'s (possessive particle)
- (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
- (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 的
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 别的pronoun | bié de | else | 3 |
| 的确adverb | dí què | really | 5 |
| 目的noun | mù dì | purpose | 4 |
| 似的particle | shì de | seems as if | 5 |
| 有的pronoun | yǒu de | (there are) some (who are...) | 1 |
| 的话particle | de huà | if (coming after a conditional clause) | 3 |
| 目的地noun | mù dì dì | destination (location) | 4 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 是的interjection | shì de | yes, that's right |
| 他妈的phrase | tā mā de | (taboo curse) damn it! |
| 真的adverb | zhēn de | really |
| 什么的particle | shén me de | and so on |
| 巴尔的摩proper-noun | bā ěr dì mó | Baltimore (place name, surname etc) |
| 总的来说adverb | zǒng de lái shuō | generally speaking |
| 打的verb | dǎ dī | (coll.) to take a taxi |
| 的士noun | dī shì | taxi (loanword) |
| 面的 | miàn dī | abbr. of 麵包車的士|面包车的士 |
| 美的proper-noun | měi dí | Midea (brand) |
| 有的是verb | yǒu de shì | have plenty of |
| 众矢之的phrase | zhòng shǐ zhī dì | lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom) |
| 的哥noun | dī gē | male taxi driver |
| 鼓鼓的 | gǔ gǔ de | bulging |
| 标的noun | biāo dì | target |
的 appears in 100 compound words: 9 as the first character, 66 as the last, and 25 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 的 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (17)
(coll.) not at all (humble expression denying compliment); don't mention it
to have no definite object in view; to have no definite objective in speech or action
to have a definite object in view; to have a definite objective in speech or action
Showing 12 of 17 idioms containing 的.
Example Sentences
这本书的内容非常有趣，适合各个年龄段的读者阅读。
Zhè běn shū de nèiróng fēicháng yǒuqù, shìhé gègè niánlíngduàn de dúzhě yuèdú.
The content of this book is very interesting and suitable for readers of all ages.
...基层)从塔里木河到钱塘江:一颗“石榴籽”的..
. . . jī céng cóng tǎ lǐ mù hé dào qián táng jiāng yī kē shí 榴 籽 de . .
... From the Tarim River to the Qiantang River: A "Pomegranate Seed" of ...
小伙出售前女友送的银手镯,剪开发现内芯为30克高纯..
xiǎo huǒ chū shòu qián nǚ yǒu sòng de yín shǒu 镯 , jiǎn kāi fā xiàn nèi xīn wéi kè gāo chún . .
The guy sold his ex-girlfriend to send the silver bracelet, cut open and found that the core for 30 grams of high-purity...
视频丨空间站的年夜饭都有什么?听航天员报菜名收祝福
shì pín 丨 kōng jiān zhàn de nián yè fàn dū yǒu shén má ? yǐn háng tiān yuán bào cài míng shōu zhù fú
Video 丨What is the New Year's Eve dinner on the space station? I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to make it. I'm going to be able to make it.
...秒 为这5位空军勇士献花!今天是万家团圆的..
. . . miǎo wéi zhè wèi kōng jūn yǒng shì xiàn huā ! jīn tiān shì mò jiā tuán yuán de . .
... Seconds! Flowers for these 5 Air Force warriors! Today is the day of family reunion...
在春晚与沈腾马丽同框的机器人 在全国100多个地方..
zài chūn wǎn yú 沈 téng mǎ lí tóng kuàng de jī qì rén zài quán guó duō gě dì fāng . .
The robot that shared the frame with Shen Teng and Ma Li at the Spring Festival Gala In more than 100 places across the country...
我能把我的车停在这儿吗？
Wǒ néng bǎ wǒ de chē tíng zài zhèr ma?
Can I park my car here?
我能借用你的剪刀吗？
Wǒ néng jièyòng nǐ de jiǎndāo ma?
Can I borrow your scissors?
她什么时候结婚的？
Tā shénmeshíhou jiéhūn de?
When did she get married?
你来不来我的派对啊？
Nǐ lái bù lái wǒ de pàiduì ā?
Would you like to come to my party?
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