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  • 1

    auxiliary word(used to indicate a modifying and modified relationship)

    • zhè shì dà jiā dōu zhī dào de shì qing

      大家知道事情

      It is a matter known to everyone.

    • wǒ men zài děng dài shèng lì de nà yī tiān

      我们等待胜利

      We are waiting for the day of victory.

    • zhè shì yī gè yǒu jǐ wàn gōng rén de dà chǎng

      工人

      This is a large factory which employs tens of thousands of workers.

  • 2

    auxiliary word(used after a noun, pronoun, verb, or an adjective to form a noun phrase without a head noun)

    • zhè pù shì wǒ de nà cái shì nǐ de

      This bunk is mine, and that is yours.

    • wǒ ài chī tián de

      I like sweet food.

    • jú huā kāi le yǒu hóng de yǒu huáng de

      菊花

      Chrysanthemums are blooming, some red and others yellow.

  • 3

    auxiliary word(used between a verb and its object to emphasise the person, time, or place of the action)

    • tā bù shì jīn tiān ér shì zuó tiān jìn de chéng

      今天昨天

      He entered the city yesterday, not today.

    • shì wǒ dǎ de gǎo zi tā shàng de sè

      稿子

      I made the sketch. He filled in the colours.

    • tā qián nián qù de xī zàng

      前年西藏

      It was the year before last that he went to Tibet.

  • 4

    auxiliary word(used at the end of a declarative sentence to express affirmation)

    • míng tiān tā huì lái de

      明天

      Surely she'll come tomorrow.

    • zhù míng de běi jīng yā jiù shì zhè chǎn de

      著名北京就是

      The famous Beijing ducks are produced here.

    • wū zi li jìng qiāo qiāo de

      屋子静悄悄

      It was very quiet in the room.

  • 5

    auxiliary word(used after words or phrases of the same part of speech to imply further enumeration)

    • shī gē xiǎo shuō de tā dú le bù shǎo

      诗歌小说

      He has read a lot of poetry and fiction.

    • tā jìn shuō chī a chuān a de

      穿

      She talks about nothing but food and clothing, etc.

    • wǒ bù xǐ huan huā r cǎo r de

      喜欢花儿草儿

      I don't like flowers, grass and things like that!

  • 6

    auxiliary wordinfml(used between two numerals to indicate multiplication or addition)

    • zhè jiān wū zi shì wǔ mǐ de sān mǐ hé shí wǔ píng fāng mǐ

      屋子十五平方

      This room is five metres by three, or fifteen square metres.

Words and phrases with 的

Word usage

  • Note
    The auxiliary word "的" is sometimes pronounced as "dì" in some lyrics or idioms.

Similar-form characters to 的

Chinese Characters with pinyin de

  • used after an attributive so as to indicate a possessive relationship