的 - de - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 1 - Easy
8 strokes
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的

de

Definition

of
這是我的書。

This is my book.
indicating possession
他的貓

His cat
possessive

Other pronunciations

的	dī	see 的士
的	dí	really and truly
的	dì	aim clear

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

啲

dī

some; few; a little (Cantonese)

Related words (65)

的話

de huà

if (coming after a conditional clause, usually starting with 如果)

似的

shì de

seems as if; rather like

假的

jiǎ de

bogus; ersatz; fake; mock; phoney

else; other

woman; women; female

see 他媽的

same as 媽的

(old) wife

what for; why; how

yes; right; that's right; ok

有的

yǒu de

some (there are some who are...); some (exist)

man; male

small change

for the sake of; for the purpose of

甚麼的

shén me de

and so on; and what not

他媽的

tā mā de

(taboo curse) damn it!; blast it; to hell with it; fucking

same as 他媽的

inner; internal

endogenous

single; single player; single person

夠受的

gòu shòu de

to be quite an ordeal; to be hard to bear

damn it!; blast it!

have plenty of; there's no lack of

來硬的

lái yìng de

to get tough; to use force

really good

subcutaneous

don’t worry about (it, him etc); doesn’t matter; whatever; anyway

哪兒的話

nǎ r de huà

(coll.) not at all (humble expression denying compliment); don't mention it

the great majority

to sum up; in a word; on the whole; all in all; in general; by and large; in short; in summary; generally speaking

sometimes; at times

trivial (matters); triviality; nonsense; rubbish

spirit world

son of a bitch

beast (derog.)

additive

sb who is easy to deal with

自我的人

zì wǒ de rén

(my, your) own person; (to assert) one's own personality

qualitative leap

waiter

not to be trifled with; to be reckoned with

不足的地方

bù zú de dì fang

defect; disadvantage; drawback; unsatisfactory point

diffused strategy

all one's strength

utmost effort

white lie

address translation

couple who were made for each other

掛帥的社會

guà shuài de shè huì

a society in which that is regarded as all-important

see 有的沒的

spilt water; (fig.) sth that can not be retrieved; spilt milk

絕望的境地

jué wàng de jìng dì

desperate straits; impossible situation

birthright

focus strategy

the art of the possible (Bismarck on politics)

吃飽了飯撐的

chī bǎo le fàn chēng de

having nothing better to do; see 吃飽撐著|吃饱撑着

建設性的批評

jiàn shè xìng de pī píng

constructive criticism

熱鍋上的螞蟻

rè guō shang de mǎ yǐ

(like) a cat on a hot tin roof; anxious; agitated

皇冠上的明珠

huáng guān shàng de míng zhū

the brightest jewel in the crown

非盈利的組織

fēi yíng lì de zǔ zhī

non-profit organization

一根繩上的螞蚱

yī gēn shéng shàng de mà zha

see 一條繩上的螞蚱

平等的法律地位

píng děng de fǎ lǜ dì wèi

equal legal status (law)

面嚮對象的技術

miàn xiàng duì xiàng de jì shù

object-oriented technology

天下沒有不散的宴席

tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí

see 天下沒有不散的筵席

葫蘆裡賣的是什麼藥

hú lu lǐ mài de shì shén me yào

what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?; what's going on?

Idioms (8)

好樣的

hǎo yàng de

(idiom) good person (used to praise sb's moral integrity or courage); nice one; good one; good job; way to go; great

薑還是老的辣

jiāng hái shì lǎo de là

(lit.) old ginger is hotter than young ginger; experience counts (idiom)

黎明前的黑暗

lí míng qián de hēi àn

darkness comes before dawn; things can only get better (idiom)

一條繩上的螞蚱

yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha

(lit.) like locusts tied to one rope (idiom); (fig.) in the same boat; in it together for better or worse; to sink or swim together

搬石頭砸自己的腳

bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo

to move a stone and stub one's toe; to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)

天下沒有不散的筵席

tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí

all good things must come to an end (idiom)

搬起石頭砸自己的腳

bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo

to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom); hoisted by one's own petard

金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩

jīn wō yín wō bù rú zì jǐ de gǒu wō

there's no place like home (idiom)

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