的
de
HSK 1Rank #1,699
- 1.of; ~'s (possessive particle)
- 2.(used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
- 3.(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
- 4.(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")
- 5.also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs
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