Meaning

• particle 助词 used after an attribute

The structural particle that links a modifier to the noun it describes: 我的书 'my book', 老师的杯子 'the teacher's cup'. It is the most frequent character in written Chinese.

• 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[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")
• also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs

Examples

Other Pronunciations 多音字