Chinese Notes

的 de

de particle possessive particle
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词 , 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 虚词 , 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.
de particle complement
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词 , 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)
de particle a substitute for something already referred to
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词 , 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

目的 purpose / aim / goal / target / objective
的确(的確) really / indeed
有的 some ; bulleye
别的(別的) other / else
当_的时候(當_的時候) at the time when ...
_的话_(_的話_) if ... was to happen
什么的(甚麼的) and so on ; and so on / and what not
有的是 have plenty of / there's no lack of
没说的(沒說的) really good ; an leeway not agreed upon in advance
似的 seems as if / rather like
是的 as / yes
的确良(的確良) dacron
好样的(好樣的) a good person
真是的 Really! (expressing annoyance or frustration)
总的来说(總的來說) generally speaking
为的是(為的是) for the sake of / for the purpose of
动词的形容格(動詞的形容格) gerundive
目的论(目的論) teleology
目的地 a destination
的士 taxi
爱哟我的妈(愛喲我的媽) Ai Yao Wo de Mao
扑的(撲的) a striking sound ; suddenly
铺的(鋪的) suddenly
做公的 an official dispatched from a government office
卖膏药的(賣膏藥的) to stay in a place with many people to sell medicine
乍猛的 suddenly
猛乍的 suddenly
无的放矢(無的放矢) to shoot without aiming / to speak without thinking
赶车的(趕車的) a driver / a rickshaw driver
什么的(甚麼的) and so on ; and so on / and what not
什么风把你吹来的(什麼風把你吹來的) What brings you here?
他娘的 damn
他妈的(他媽的) damn it
来硬的(來硬的) to get tough / to use force
假的 bogus / ersatz / fake / mock / phoney
内生的(內生的) endogenous

Also contained in

轻型的目录访问协议、已生的善法，令它增长、未生的善法，令它生起、未生的恶法，使它不生、已生的恶法，使它断除、观音信仰的渊源与传播、文学家的梦想、宗教学家的梦想、经济教育家的梦想、做自己的贵人、佛陀的启示、贫僧说话的回响、向受过现代教育的人介绍佛教、一个科学者研究佛经的报告、巴而朮阿而忒的斤

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Truncated for common words

第二回 Chapter 74 Dream of the Red Chamber 《紅樓夢》 — count: 256
第二回 Chapter 62 Dream of the Red Chamber 《紅樓夢》 — count: 211
第二回 Chapter 119 Dream of the Red Chamber 《紅樓夢》 — count: 205
第二回 Chapter 77 Dream of the Red Chamber 《紅樓夢》 — count: 204
第二回 Chapter 110 Dream of the Red Chamber 《紅樓夢》 — count: 195
第二回 Chapter 6 Dream of the Red Chamber 《紅樓夢》 — count: 190
第二回 Chapter 56 Dream of the Red Chamber 《紅樓夢》 — count: 187
第二回 Chapter 57 Dream of the Red Chamber 《紅樓夢》 — count: 187
第二回 Chapter 97 Dream of the Red Chamber 《紅樓夢》 — count: 183
第二回 Chapter 71 Dream of the Red Chamber 《紅樓夢》 — count: 181

Collocations

bigram.Simplified nil value (bigram.Traditional(): nil reference) 滿滿的掗了一缽盂 — Journey to the West 《西遊記》, 第五十回 Chapter 50 — count: 4