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de
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. -
de
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) -
de
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
- 的确(的確) really; indeed
- 西式的餐点(西式的餐點) Western style dishes
- 阿的平 atabrine or quinacrine, used as antimalarial drug and antibiotic against intestinal parasite giardiasis
- 热锅上的蚂蚁(熱鍋上的螞蟻) ants in a hotpot; anxious; agitated
- 的姐 female taxi driver
- 暂时的现象(暫時的現象) a temporary phenomenon
- 身体是革命的本钱(身體是革命的本錢) the body is the revolution's capital; good health is a prerequisite for work (Mao Zedong's saying)
- 非正义的战争(非正義的戰爭) unjust war
- 有机的(有機的) organic
- 零的 small change
- 准的(準的) standard; norm; criterion
- 有的时候(有的時候) sometimes; at times
- 皇冠上的明珠 the brightest jewel in the crown
- 他娘的 damn
- 用户到网络的接口(用戶到網絡的接口) User-Network Interface; UNI
- 和平的方法 peaceful means
- 做公的 an official dispatched from a government office
- 吃奶的气力(吃奶的氣力) utmost effort
- 神的儿子(神的兒子) the Son of God
- 相加性的 additive
- 脖子上的绞索(脖子上的絞索) a noose around the neck
- 分散的策略 diffused strategy
- 目的论(目的論) teleology
- 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
- 众矢之的(眾矢之的) target of a multitude of arrows; the butt of public criticism; attacked on all sides
- 葫芦里卖的是什么药(葫蘆裡賣的是什麼藥) what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?; what's going on?
- 政治的斗争(政治的鬥爭) political struggle
- 总的来说(總的來說) generally speaking
- 跑堂儿的(跑堂兒的) waiter
- 善意的谎言(善意的謊言) white lie
- 煮熟的鸭子飞了(煮熟的鴨子飛了) the cooked duck flew away; to let a sure thing slip through one's fingers
- 工人和农民的联盟(工人和農民的聯盟) worker-peasant alliance
- 假的 bogus; ersatz; fake; mock; phoney
- 小的 small; young [child] ; I ; a servant
- 新的转折点(新的轉折點) new turning point
- 强扭的瓜不甜(強扭的瓜不甜) if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist)
- 人民的敌人(人民的敵人) enemy of the people
- 他妈的(他媽的) damn it
- 宪法的原则(憲法的原則) principles of the constitution
- 姜还是老的辣(薑還是老的辣) ginger gets spicier as it gets older; the older, the wiser
- 差不多的 the great majority
- 目的地 a destination
- 质的飞跃(質的飛躍) qualitative leap
- 秘密的事(祕密的事) a secret matter
- 标的(標的) target; aim; objective; what one hopes to gain
Also contained in
雅典的泰门 、 复活的军团 、 波罗的海 、 权力的游戏 、 宝葫芦的秘密 、 斯堪的纳维亚
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 第二回 Chapter 74 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 214
- 第二回 Chapter 119 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 184
- 第二回 Chapter 62 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 181
- 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: 170
- 第二回 Chapter 77 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 165
- 第二回 Chapter 63 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 161
- 第二回 Chapter 57 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 160
- 第二回 Chapter 67 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 159