的 de
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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 (CC-CEDICT '的'; Guoyu '的' particle 1; 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 (CC-CEDICT '的'; Guoyu '的' particle 1). -
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 or as a sentence final. For example, 工作是充分肯定的 'the work was abundantly confirmed.' (Li Shaoqi, 2003, pp. 420-421; CC-CEDICT '的'; Guoyu '的' particle 2). -
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) -
dí
adverb
indeed; really
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '的'; Guoyu '的' dí adv)
Contained in
- 建设性的批评(建設性的批評) constructive criticism
- 扑的(撲的) a striking sound ; suddenly
- 黎明前的黑暗 darkness comes before dawn; things can only get better
- 现实的条件(現實的條件) actual conditions
- 政治的斗争(政治的鬥爭) political struggle
- 的确良(的確良) dacron
- 永不生锈的螺丝钉(永不生銹的螺絲釘) a screw that never rusts — sb who selflessly and wholeheartedly serves the Communist Party, like Lei Feng 雷锋, to whom the metaphor is attributed
- 灵活的方法(靈活的方法) a flexible method
- 摩的 motorcycle taxi
- 善意的谎言(善意的謊言) white lie
- 龙的传人(龍的傳人) Descendants of the Dragon (i.e. Han Chinese)
- 离间的话(離間的話) talk that leads friends to part
- 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
- 哪儿的话(哪兒的話) not at all (humble expression denying compliment); don't mention it
- 家的 wife ; belonging to the family
- 吃奶的气力(吃奶的氣力) utmost effort
- 端的 really; after all; details; particulars
- 去你的 get along with you!
- 最后的晚餐(最後的晚餐) the Last Supper (in the Christian Passion story)
- 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.
- 加的斯 Cádiz, Spain
- 一语中的(一語中的) to hit the mark with a comment; to say something spot on
- 的哥 male taxi driver; cabbie
- 管他的 don’t worry about (it, him etc); doesn’t matter; whatever; anyway
- 不是吃素的 not to be trifled with; to be reckoned with
- 狗娘养的(狗娘養的) son of a bitch
- 爱哟我的妈(愛喲我的媽) Ai Yao Wo de Mao
- 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)
- 质的飞跃(質的飛躍) qualitative leap
- 没说的(沒說的) really good ; no comments to add
- 皇帝的新衣 the Emperor's new clothes (i.e. naked)
- 目的论(目的論) teleology
- 皮下的 subcutaneous
- 的话(的話) if (coming after a conditional clause)
- 没有不透风的墙(沒有不透風的牆) no secret can be kept forever
- 似的 seems as if; rather like
- 千里搭长棚,没有不散的宴席(千里搭長棚,沒有不散的宴席) even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end
- 发展的飞跃(發展的飛躍) leap in development
- 集中的策略 focus strategy
- 动词的形容格(動詞的形容格) gerundive
- 旧的不去,新的不来(舊的不去,新的不來) If the old doesn't go, the new will not come.; You can't make progress by clinging to old notions.
- 摩托车的士(摩托車的士) motorcycle taxi
- 打的 to take a taxi; to go by taxi
- 用户到网络的接口(用戶到網絡的接口) User-Network Interface; UNI
- 衰亡的时期(衰亡的時期) a declining period
Also contained in
波罗的海 、 轻型的目录访问协议 、 春风深醉的晚上 、 宝葫芦的秘密 、 的的喀喀湖 、 波罗的
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
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- 第二回 Chapter 67 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 159