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de

HSK 1 Character

What 的 means

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|pí gé de} "one made of leather" or {跑堂儿的|pǎo táng r de} "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or {新的|xīn de} "new one")
5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs

Other readings

的 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• dīa taxi; a cab (abbr. for {的士|dī shì})
• díreally and truly
• dìbull's-eye; target

Example sentences

• 真的？
  You don't say.
• 妈的！
  Fuck!
• 是的。
  Yes.
• 对的。
  That's correct.
• 好的。
  Okay.
• 的确。
  Granted.

Words starting with 的

• 的确dí quèreally; indeed
• 的士dī shìtaxi (loanword)
• 的哥dī gēmale taxi driver; cabbie (slang)
• 的话de huàif (coming after a conditional clause)
• 的款dí kuǎnreliable funds
• 的士高dí shì gāo(Hong Kong; loanword) disco
• 的黎波里Dì lí bō lǐTripoli, capital of Libya; Tripoli, city in north Lebanon
• 的确良dí què liángdacron (loanword)
• 的里雅斯特Dì lǐ yǎ sī tèTrieste, port city in Italy
• 的姐dī jiěfemale taxi driver
• 的的喀喀湖Dì dì kā kā HúLake Titicaca

Words containing 的

• 真的zhēn dereally; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine; (math) proper
• 有的yǒu de(there are) some (who are...); some (exist)
• 似的shì deseems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. sì de
• 目的mù dìpurpose; aim; goal; target; objective
• 别的bié deelse; other
• 是的shì deyes, that's right; variant of 似的
• 女的nǚ dewoman
• 打的dǎ dī(colloquial) to take a taxi; to go by taxi
• 面的miàn dīabbr. of 面包车的士; minivan taxi
• 他妈的tā mā de(taboo curse) damn it!; fucking
• 目的地mù dì dìdestination (location)
• 有的是yǒu de shìhave plenty of; there's no lack of
• 有的时候yǒu de shí hòusometimes; at times
• 说真的shuō zhēn deto tell the truth; honestly; in fact
• 总的来说zǒng de lái shuōgenerally speaking; to sum up; in summary
• 端的duān dìreally; after all; details
• 真是的zhēn shi deReally! (interj. of annoyance or frustration)
• 破的pò dìto hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
• 漫无目的màn wú mù dìaimless; at random
• 标的biāo dìtarget; aim; objective
• 狗日的gǒu rì de(vulgar) damned; fucking (attributive intensifier); (vulgar) bastard
• 怎的zěn dewhat for; why; how
• 好样的hǎo yàng de(idiom) a good person, used to praise sb's moral integrity or courage
• 去你的qù nǐ deGet along with you!

Characters that look like 的

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 均jūn(bound form) equal; uniform; even; (literary) without exception; all
• 狗gǒudog
• 钩gōuto hook; to sew; to crochet
• 灼zhuóto burn; to sear; to scorch; (bound form) bright; luminous
• 钧jūn30 catties; great; your (honorific)
• 枸gōubent; crooked

Sounds the same

Read de, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 得structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to…
• 地-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding…
• 底(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)