的

de

HSK 1

的 — de

1. possessive or associative particle '...'s' (marks possession or modifier → noun)

   这是我的书。 zhè shì wǒ de shū — This is my book.

2. particle used after an attribute when it modifies a noun (linking modifier + noun)

   她穿着红色的裙子。 tā chuānzhe hóngsè de qúnzi — She is wearing a red dress.

3. sentence-final particle used for emphasis in declarative sentences

   我昨天确实去了的。 wǒ zuótiān quèshí qù le de — I really did go yesterday.

4. nominalizing particle used after noun/verb/adjective to form a noun phrase ('one made of...', 'the new one')

   皮革的更耐用。 pígé de gèng nàiyòng — The leather one is more durable.

的 — dī

1. taxi; cab (colloquial abbreviation of 的士 di1 shi4)

   我们叫了一辆的回家，省去了等公交的麻烦。 wǒmen jiào le yīliàng de huíjiā shěngqù le děng gōngjiāo de máfán — We hailed a cab home, saving ourselves the hassle of waiting for the bus.

的 — dí

1. really and truly; indeed

   这件事是的确发生过的，绝对不是谣言。 zhèjiàn shì shì díquè fāshēng guò de juéduì búshì yáoyán — This did indeed happen — it is absolutely not a rumour.

的 — dì

1. (bound form) bull's-eye; target (used in compounds)

   射箭比赛中，他一箭正中靶的，赢得了满堂喝彩。 shèjiàn bǐsài zhōng tā yī jiàn zhèngzhōng bǎ de yíngdé le mǎntánghècǎi — In the archery competition, he hit the bull's-eye with a single arrow, earning a thunderous round of applause.