Keyword
of
- aim
- goal
- possessive particle
- -self suffix
- Frequency
- #1
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
de67%
dì22%
dí11%
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
的
of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pígéde) "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 (pǎotángrde) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīnde) "new one"); also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
Particle
真的
really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine; (math.) proper
的话
if (coming after a conditional clause)
目的
purpose; aim; goal; target; objective
的确
really; indeed
别的
else; other
似的
seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. sìde
他妈的
(taboo curse) damn it!; fucking
目的地
destination (location)
美的
Midea (brand)
有的是
have plenty of; there's no lack of
标的
target; aim; objective; what one hopes to gain
说真的
to tell the truth; honestly; in fact
端的
really; after all; details; particulars
波罗的海
Baltic Sea
为的是
for the sake of; for the purpose of
的士
taxi (loanword)
总的来说
generally speaking; to sum up; in summary; in short
的哥
male taxi driver; cabbie (slang)
巴尔的摩
Baltimore (place name, surname etc)
的
(bound form) a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 (dīshì))
的
really and truly
的
(bound form) bull's-eye; target
的黎波里
Tripoli, capital of Libya; Tripoli, city in north Lebanon