de

possessive, adjectival suffix

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

WORDS

確 dí què really; indeed
确良 dí què liáng dacron (loanword)
確良 dí què liáng dacron (loanword)
話 de huà if (coming after a conditional clause)
里雅斯特 dì lǐ yǎ sī tè Trieste, port city in Italy
皇冠上明珠 huáng guān shàng de míng zhū the brightest jewel in the crown
皇帝新衣 huáng dì de xīn yī the Emperor's new clothes (i.e. naked)
皮下 pí xià de subcutaneous
相加性 xiāng jiā xìng de additive
省油灯 shěng yóu de dēng sb who is easy to deal with
省油燈 shěng yóu de dēng sb who is easy to deal with
真是 zhēn shi de Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration)
真有你 zhēn yǒu nǐ de You're really quite something!; You're just amazing!
眾矢之 zhòng shǐ zhī dì lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism; attacked on all sides
pò dì to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
儿子 shén de ér zi the Son of God
兒子 shén de ér zi the Son of God
duān dì really; after all; details; particulars
管他 guǎn tā de don’t worry about (it, him etc); doesn’t matter; whatever; anyway
绝望境地 jué wàng de jìng dì desperate straits; impossible situation
絕望境地 jué wàng de jìng dì desperate straits; impossible situation
來說 zǒng de lái shuō generally speaking; to sum up; in summary; in short
自我人 zì wǒ de rén (my, your) own person; (to assert) one's own personality
不去,新不来 jiù de bù qù , xīn de bù lái lit. If the old doesn't go, the new will not come.; You can't make progress by clinging to old notions.
不去,新不來 jiù de bù qù , xīn de bù lái lit. If the old doesn't go, the new will not come.; You can't make progress by clinging to old notions.