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CHINESE CHARACTER

de

的

的

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possessive/attributive particle

HSK 1
Numbered pinyin
de5
English meanings
particle: emphasizing an action/situation

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 白; right 勺.

  • Left

    白

  • Right

    勺
    Explore parts · Enclosed from the upper right

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰白勺

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhè这shì是wǒ我de的shū书。

    This is my book.

  2. 02

    hóngsè红色de的yīfu衣服hěn很piàoliang漂亮。

    The red clothes are very pretty.

  3. 03

    tā他shì是wǒ我zuìhǎo最好de的péngyou朋友。

    He is my best friend.

  4. 04

    wǒmen我们xué学de的zì字hěn很jiǎndān简单。

    The characters we learn are simple.

  5. 05

    zhè这jiàn件yīfu衣服shì是jiějie姐姐de的。

    This dress is my sister's.

  6. 06

    gāoxìng高兴de的shíhou时候，tā他huì会chànggē唱歌。

    When he's happy, he sings.

Related words

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  • 有的
  • 有的放矢
  • 有的是
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  • 的确
  • 的话
  • 目的
  • 目的地
  • 真是的
  • 真的
  • 说真的
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