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1.

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2.

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3.

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Left-Right

的

的=

4.

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5.

How to Use 的

Possession and description

的 (de) links a noun to a possessor or adjective, like 'of' or 's' in English.

我

的

_

_

my __

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 的

有的 • yǒu de • (there are) some (who are...)

HSK 3.0 · L1

yǒu有

de

7.

Example Sentences

Nín您

de的

shū书

zài在

zhuō桌

zi子

shàng

Information

Pinyinde

Meaningof

Strokes8

Radical白

Traditional的

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#187

Zhuyinㄉㄜ

UnicodeU+7684

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White (白) and spoon (勺) — target or possessive marker, like a bright spot aimed at with a ladle.

好

的

_

_

good __

大

的

_

_

big __

Modifier before noun

的 (de) turns a word into a modifier that describes the following noun.

漂

亮

的

_

_

beautiful __

新

的

_

_

new __

红

色

的

_

_

red __

Fixed words with dì

的 (dì) appears only in set words like 目的 (mù dì), meaning 'target' or 'aim'.

目的 • mù dì • objective; purpose • HSK 4

HSK 4

mù目

dì的

objective; purpose

目的地 • mù dì dì • destination (location) • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

mù目

dì的

dì地

destination (location)

有的放矢 • yǒu dì fàng shǐ • make a pertinent remark / hit the mark • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yǒu有

dì的

fàng放

的

(there are) some (who are...)

别的 • bié de • else

HSK 3.0 · L3

bié别

de的

else

的话 • de huà • if (coming after a conditional clause)

HSK 3.0 · L3

de的

huà话

if (coming after a conditional clause)

似的 • shì de • as; -like

HSK 5

shì似

de的

as; -like

的确 • dí què • really; and no mistake; indeed

HSK 5

dí的

què确

really; and no mistake; indeed

上

。

Your book is on the table.

Wǒ我

men们

dǎ打

dī的

qù去

jī机

chǎng场

ba吧

。

Let's take a taxi to the airport.

wǒ我

men们

de的

mù目

dì的

shì是

wán完

chéng成

rèn任

wu务

。

Our purpose is to complete the task.

hóng红

sè色

de的

píng苹

guǒ果

hěn很

hǎo好

chī吃

。

The red apple is very delicious.

Zhè这

shì是

wǒ我

de的

shū书

。

This is my book.

shǐ

矢

make a pertinent remark / hit the mark

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得défeel
地de...ly [particle to connect adverb to verb]
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皑áibrilliant white
皋gāothe high land along a river
皈guīfollow, comply with
皓hàobright, luminous; clear; hoary
皖wǎnAnhui province
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