的 de

possessive, adjectival suffix

HSK 1 #1

DEFINITIONS

的 de
  • of
  • ~'s (possessive particle)
  • (used after an attribute)
  • (used to form a nominal expression)
  • (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
的 dì
  • aim
  • clear
的 dí
  • really and truly
的 dī
  • see 的士[di1 shi4]

STROKES

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WORDS

目的 mù dì
HSK 4
purpose; aim; goal; target; objective; CL:個|个[ge4]
的确 dí què
HSK 5
really; indeed
似的 shì de
HSK 5
seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [si4 de5]
是的 shì de yes, that's right; variant of 似的[shi4 de5]
他妈的 tā mā de (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking
别的 bié de else; other
有的 yǒu de (there are) some (who are...); some (exist)
的话 de huà if (coming after a conditional clause)
什么的 shén me de and so on; and what not
目的地 mù dì dì destination (location)
巴尔的摩 bā ěr dì mó Baltimore (place name, surname etc)
总的来说 zǒng de lái shuō generally speaking; to sum up; in summary; in short
打的 dǎ dī (coll.) to take a taxi; to go by taxi
的士 dī shì taxi (loanword)
面的 miàn dī abbr. of 麵包車的士|面包车的士[mian4 bao1 che1 di1 shi4]; minivan taxi
美的 měi dí Midea (brand)
有的是 yǒu de shì have plenty of; there's no lack of
众矢之的 zhòng shǐ zhī dì lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism; attacked on all sides
的哥 dī gē male taxi driver; cabbie (slang)
标的 biāo dì target; aim; objective; what one hopes to gain
波罗的海 bō luó dì hǎi Baltic Sea
斯堪的纳维亚 sī kān dì nà wéi yà Scandinavia
的黎波里 dì lí bō lǐ Tripoli, capital of Libya; Tripoli, city in north Lebanon
没说的 méi shuō de nothing to pick on; really good; nothing to discuss; settled matter; no problem
寻的 xún dì homing; target-seeking (military)
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