的
Dictionary entry
of; ~'s (possessive particle)
What does 的 mean?
的 (de) has 4 dictionary entries or readings.
1of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2(used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4(used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2 ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3 tang2 r5 de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one")
5also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs
6(bound form) a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4])
7really and truly
8(bound form) bull's-eye; target
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