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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. -
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) -
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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
- 黑暗的角落 a dark corner
- 吃饱了饭撑的(吃飽了飯撐的) having nothing better to do
- 什么的(什麼的) and so on; and what not
- 天生的一对(天生的一對) couple who were made for each other
- 搬石头砸自己的脚(搬石頭砸自己的腳) to move a stone and stub one's toe; to shoot oneself in the foot
- 猛乍的 suddenly
- 狗玩儿的(狗玩兒的) beast (derog.)
- 别的(別的) other; else
- 摩西的律法 Mosaic Law
- 总的来说(總的來說) generally speaking
- 家家有本难念的经(家家有本難念的經) Every family goes through its problems.
- 的确良(的確良) dacron
- 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
- 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
- 鹄的(鵠的) bull's-eye; target; objective
- 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
- 大安的列斯 Greater Antilles, Caribbean archipelago
- 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.
- 疯狂的报复阴谋(瘋狂的報復陰謀) insane plot for revenge
- 中的 to hit the target; to hit the nail on the head
- 西式的餐点(西式的餐點) Western style dishes
- 最后的晚餐(最後的晚餐) the Last Supper (in the Christian Passion story)
- 有的 some ; bulleye
- 破的 to hit the target; () to hit the nail on the head
- 灵的世界(靈的世界) spirit world
- 严重的问题(嚴重的問題) serious problem
- 悄悄的 very quietly; softly
- 众矢之的(眾矢之的) target of a multitude of arrows; the butt of public criticism; attacked on all sides
- 的确(的確) really; indeed
- 皮下的 subcutaneous
- 灵活的方法(靈活的方法) a flexible method
- 集中的策略 focus strategy
- 他娘的 damn
- 哪儿的话(哪兒的話) not at all (humble expression denying compliment); don't mention it
- 小的 small; young [child] ; I ; a servant
- 相加性的 additive
- 面向对象的技术(面嚮對象的技術) object-oriented technology
- 善意的谎言(善意的謊言) white lie
- 的士 taxi
- 一条绳上的蚂蚱(一條繩上的螞蚱) grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string; people who are in it together for better or worse; people who will sink or swim together
- 摩的 motorcycle taxi
- 家的 wife ; belonging to the family
- 内生的(內生的) endogenous
- 扶不起的阿斗 weak and inept person; hopeless case
- 喵的 drat; frick
Also contained in
波罗的 、 权力的游戏 、 蒙得维的亚 、 波罗的海 、 的的喀喀湖
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: 166
- 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 40 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 159