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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
- 零的 small change
- 爱哟我的妈(愛喲我的媽) Ai Yao Wo de Mao
- 一矢中的 to hit the target with a single shot; to say something spot on
- 现实的条件(現實的條件) actual conditions
- 铁打的衙门，流水的官(鐵打的衙門，流水的官) the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water; government officials come and go
- 哪儿的话(哪兒的話) not at all (humble expression denying compliment); don't mention it
- 衰亡的时期(衰亡的時期) a declining period
- 天主的羔羊 the Lamb of God
- 卖膏药的(賣膏藥的) to stay in a place with many people to sell medicine
- 人民的敌人(人民的敵人) enemy of the people
- 党的领导下(黨的領導下) under the leadership of the Party
- 有机的(有機的) organic
- 没说的(沒說的) really good ; no comments to add
- 可操作的艺术(可操作的藝術) the art of the possible (Bismarck on politics)
- 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
- 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
- 瘦死的骆驼比马大(瘦死的駱駝比馬大) even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse; even after suffering a loss, a rich person is still better off than ordinary people
- 的士高 disco
- 够受的(夠受的) to be quite an ordeal; to be hard to bear
- 破的 to hit the target; () to hit the nail on the head
- 没有不透风的墙(沒有不透風的牆) no secret can be kept forever
- 出来混迟早要还的(出來混遲早要還的) if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it
- 姜还是老的辣(薑還是老的辣) ginger gets spicier as it gets older; the older, the wiser
- 扶不起的阿斗 weak and inept person; hopeless case
- 相加性的 additive
- 家家有本难念的经(家家有本難念的經) Every family goes through its problems.
- 他妈的(他媽的) damn it
- 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)
- 他喵的 drat; frick
- 永久和平的世代 an era of enduring peace
- 最后的晚餐(最後的晚餐) the Last Supper (in the Christian Passion story)
- 众矢之的(眾矢之的) target of a multitude of arrows; the butt of public criticism; attacked on all sides
- 女的 woman
- 奶奶的 damn it!; blast it! ; grandmother's
- 怎的 what for; why; how
- 质的飞跃(質的飛躍) qualitative leap
- 猛乍的 suddenly
- 什么风把你吹来的(什麼風把你吹來的) What brings you here?
- 为的是(為的是) for the sake of; for the purpose of
- 天杀的(天殺的) Goddam!; goddamn; wretched
- 差不多的 the great majority
- 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
Also contained in
波罗的海 、 的里雅斯特 、 美的 、 荷属安的列斯 、 蒙得维的亚 、 权力的游戏 、 巴而朮阿而忒的斤 、 波罗的 、 未生的恶法，使它不生
Word is mentioned most frequently in
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- 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 67 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 159