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particle possessive particle
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Structural Particle 结构助词
Notes: In this use 的 indicates the the item following belongs to the item preceding. It is required in most cases where a possessive relationship is intended (Ho 2002, '的' 1). For example, 政府的工作 'the government's work' (Xinhua Net, 2015-12-23). 的 is the most frequent word in the Beijing Language Institute's 1985 frequency wordlist (Ho 2002, '的'). -
de
particle
structural particle
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Structural Particle 结构助词
Notes: In this usage, 的 modifies an adjective with more than one syllable to indicate an attributive relationship (Ho 2002, '的' 2; Li Shaoqi, 2003, pp. 419-420). For example, 她低声的说 She said in a low voice (Lao She, 2003, p. 176). 的 is used after reduplicated one syllable adjectives that modify a noun. In addition, 的 is also used in an attributive prepositional prhase that modifies a noun. For example, 这没有什么对不起人的地方。 'There is nothing to be sorry about here.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 174) 的 is used after a verb that modifies a noun. -
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particle
complement
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Structural Particle 结构助词
Notes: In this usage, 的 acts as a complement. For example, 工作是充分肯定的 'the work was abundant confirmed.' (Li Shaoqi, 2003, pp. 420-421) -
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particle
a substitute for something already referred to
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Structural Particle 结构助词
Notes: In this usage, 的 acts as a substitute for something referred to earlier or understood. For example, 黑的或白的? 'A black one or a white one?' (Li Shaoqi, 2003, p. 421)
Contained in
- 喵的 drat / frick
- 乍猛的 suddenly
- 吃人家的嘴软,拿人家的手短(吃人家的嘴軟,拿人家的手短) the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach
- 摩托车的士(摩托車的士) motorcycle taxi
- 天下没有不散的筵席(天下沒有不散的筵席) all good things must come to an end
- 不怕神一样的对手,就怕猪一样的队友(不怕神一樣的對手,就怕豬一樣的隊友) a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent
- 为的是(為的是) for the sake of / for the purpose of
- 他妈的(他媽的) damn it
- 做公的 an official dispatched from a government office
- 可操作的艺术(可操作的藝術) the art of the possible (Bismarck on politics)
- 跑堂儿的(跑堂兒的) waiter
- 的确良(的確良) dacron
- 的哥 male taxi driver / cabbie
- 走自己的路,让人家去说(走自己的路,讓人家去說) Go your own way, let others say what they like. (popular modern cliche) / Do it my way.
- 扶不起的阿斗 weak and inept person / hopeless case
- 别的(別的) other / else
- 卖膏药的(賣膏藥的) to stay in a place with many people to sell medicine
- 有的时候(有的時候) sometimes / at times
- 假的 bogus / ersatz / fake / mock / phoney
- 黎明前的黑暗 darkness comes before dawn / things can only get better
- 来硬的(來硬的) to get tough / to use force
- 妥妥的 don't worry, it's all taken care of
- 真有你的 You're really quite something! / You're just amazing!
- 是的 as / yes
- 真是的 Really! (expressing annoyance or frustration)
- 撑死胆大的,饿死胆小的(撐死膽大的,餓死膽小的) fullness for the bold, famine for the timid
- 新的基础(新的基礎) a new basis
- 娘的 damn ; belonging to mother
- 家家有本难念的经(家家有本難念的經) Every family goes through its problems.
- 应该的(應該的) you're most welcome / sure thing! / I did what I was supposed to do
- 你走你的阳关道,我过我的独木桥(你走你的陽關道,我過我的獨木橋) you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge / you go your way, I'll go mine
- 绝望的境地(絕望的境地) desperate straits / impossible situation
- 最后的晚餐(最後的晚餐) the Last Supper (in the Christian Passion story)
- 皮下的 subcutaneous
- 搬起石头砸自己的脚(搬起石頭砸自己的腳) to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy)
- 分散的策略 diffused strategy
- 秘密的事(祕密的事) a secret matter
- 猛乍的 suddenly
- 毛泽东·鲜为人知的故事(毛澤東·鮮為人知的故事) Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 張戎|张戎 and Jon Halliday
- 动词的形容格(動詞的形容格) gerundive
- 端的 really / after all / details / particulars
- 用户到网络的接口(用戶到網絡的接口) User-Network Interface / UNI
- 龙的传人(龍的傳人) Descendants of the Dragon (i.e. Han Chinese)
- 吃奶的气力(吃奶的氣力) utmost effort
Also contained in
雅典的泰门 、 已生的善法,令它增长 、 一个科学者研究佛经的报告 、 宗教学家的梦想 、 波罗的海 、 波罗的 、 向受过现代教育的人介绍佛教
Word is mentioned most frequently in
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- 第二回 Chapter 74 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 216
- 第二回 Chapter 119 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 185
- 第二回 Chapter 62 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 184
- 第二回 Chapter 56 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 180
- 第二回 Chapter 110 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 179
- 第二回 Chapter 19 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 172
- 第二回 Chapter 77 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 169
- 第二回 Chapter 57 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 165
- 第二回 Chapter 63 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 163
- 第二回 Chapter 67 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 163