的

de

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Definitions

1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute)
3. (used to form a nominal expression)
4. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
5. also pr. [dì] or [di] in poetry and songs

Example Sentences

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"幾個人 的 ?" "三個。"

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 730700)

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Words Containing 的

• 没的说 méi de shuō: see 沒說的|没说的[méi shuō de]
• 哀的美敦书 āi dì měi dūn shū: ultimatum (loanword)
• 假的 jiǎ de: bogus
• 面向对象的技术 miàn xiàng duì xiàng de jì shù: object-oriented technology
• 煮熟的鸭子飞了 zhǔ shú de yā zi fēi le: the cooked duck flew away (proverb)
• 你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥 nǐ zǒu nǐ de yáng guān dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo: lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
• 真是的 zhēn shi de: Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration)
• 的话 de huà: if (coming after a conditional clause)
• 面的 miàn dī: minivan taxi
• 奶奶的 nǎi nai de: damn it!
• 无的放矢 wú dì fàng shǐ: to shoot without aim (idiom); fig. to speak without thinking
• 家家有本难念的经 jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng: every family has its problems (idiom)
• 摩的 mó dī: motorcycle taxi
• 什么的 shén me de: and so on
• 我的世界 wǒ de shì jiè: Minecraft (video game)
• 没说的 méi shuō de: nothing to pick on
• 阿的平 ā dì píng: atabrine or quinacrine, used as antimalarial drug and antibiotic against intestinal parasite giardiasis
• 瘦死的骆驼比马大 shòu sǐ de luò tuo bǐ mǎ dà: lit. even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse (idiom)
• 为的是 wèi de shì: for the sake of
• 内生的 nèi shēng de: endogenous
• 摩托车的士 mó tuō chē dī shì: motorcycle taxi
• 一语中的 yī yǔ zhòng dì: (idiom) to hit the mark with a comment; to say sth spot on
• 亚的斯亚贝巴 yà dì sī yà bèi bā: Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia
• 男的 nán de: man
• 有的没有的 yǒu de méi yǒu de: see 有的沒的|有的没的[yǒu de méi de]
• 加的夫 jiā de fū: Cardiff
• 的的喀喀湖 dì dì kā kā hú: Lake Titicaca
• 零的 líng de: small change
• 有的是 yǒu de shì: have plenty of
• 强扭的瓜不甜 qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián: lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)
• 身体是革命的本钱 shēn tǐ shì gé mìng de běn qián: lit. the body is the revolution's capital
• 铁打的衙门，流水的官 tiě dǎ de yá men , liú shuǐ de guān: lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom)
• 加的斯 jiā dì sī: Cádiz, Spain
• 去你的 qù nǐ de: Get along with you!
• 娘的 niáng de: same as 媽的|妈的[mā de]
• 大安的列斯 dà ān dì liè sī: Greater Antilles, Caribbean archipelago
• 龙的传人 lóng de chuán rén: Descendants of the Dragon (i.e. Han Chinese)
• 的确良 dí què liáng: dacron (loanword)
• 女的 nǚ de: woman
• 有的放矢 yǒu dì fàng shǐ: lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom)
• 搬起石头砸自己的脚 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)
• 不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友 bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu: a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
• 吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短 chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn: lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
• 他妈的 tā mā de: (taboo curse) damn it!
• 天杀的 tiān shā de: Goddam!
• 光脚的不怕穿鞋的 guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de: lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
• 寻的 xún dì: homing
• 多目的 duō mù dì: multipurpose
• 一矢中的 yī shǐ zhòng dì: to hit the target with a single shot
• 破的 pò dì: to hit the target
• 有的 yǒu de: (there are) some (who are...)
• 姜是老的辣 jiāng shì lǎo de là: see 薑還是老的辣|姜还是老的辣[jiāng hái shì lǎo de là]
• 荷属安的列斯 hé shǔ ān de liè sī: Netherlands Antilles
• 应该的 yīng gāi de: you're most welcome
• 最后的晚餐 zuì hòu de wǎn cān: the Last Supper (in the Christian Passion story)
• 真有你的 zhēn yǒu nǐ de: You're really quite something!
• 皇冠上的明珠 huáng guān shàng de míng zhū: the brightest jewel in the crown
• 会哭的孩子有糖吃 huì kū de hái zi yǒu táng chī: lit. the child who cries gets the candy (idiom)
• 没有不透风的墙 méi yǒu bù tòu fēng de qiáng: (idiom) no secret can be kept forever
• 的姐 dī jiě: female taxi driver
• 咬人的狗不露齿 yǎo rén de gǒu bù lòu chǐ: lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom)
• 管他的 guǎn tā de: don’t worry about (it, him etc)
• 来硬的 lái yìng de: to get tough
• 什么风把你吹来的 shén me fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái de: What brings you here? (idiom)
• 永不生锈的螺丝钉 yǒng bù shēng xiù de luó sī dīng: a \screw that never rusts\ — sb who selflessly and wholeheartedly serves the Communist Party, like Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[léi fēng], to whom the metaphor is attributed
• 可操作的艺术 kě cāo zuò de yì shù: the art of the possible (Bismarck on politics)
• 中的 zhòng dì: to hit the target
• 天生的一对 tiān shēng de yī duì: couple who were made for each other
• 千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席 qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí: even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
• 目的地 mù dì dì: destination (location)
• 波罗的海 bō luó dì hǎi: Baltic Sea
• 摩西的律法 mó xī de lǜ fǎ: Mosaic Law
• 会哭的孩子有奶吃 huì kū de hái zi yǒu nǎi chī: lit. a child who cries gets to feed at the breast (idiom)
• 吃别人嚼过的馍不香 chī bié rén jiáo guò de mó bù xiāng: lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom)
• 非盈利的组织 fēi yíng lì de zǔ zhī: nonprofit organization
• 吃的 chī de: (coll.) food
• 不是吃素的 bù shì chī sù de: not to be trifled with
• 美的 měi dí: Midea (brand)
• 宝葫芦的秘密 bǎo hú lu de mì mì: Secret of the Magic Gourd (1958), prize-winning children's fairy tale by Zhang Tianyi 張天翼|张天翼[zhāng tiān yì]
• 不咋的 bù zǎ de: (dialect) not that great
• 黎明前的黑暗 lí míng qián de hēi àn: darkness comes before dawn
• 钱不是万能的，没钱是万万不能的 qián bù shì wàn néng de , méi qián shì wàn wàn bù néng de: money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)
• 天主的羔羊 tiān zhǔ de gāo yáng: the Lamb of God
• 皮下的 pí xià de: subcutaneous
• 大安的列斯群岛 dà ān dì liè sī qún dǎo: Greater Antilles, Caribbean archipelago
• 葫芦里卖的是什么药 hú lu lǐ mài de shì shén me yào: what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?
• 天下没有不散的筵席 tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí: all good things must come to an end (idiom)
• 够受的 gòu shòu de: to be quite an ordeal
• 妈的 mā de: see 他媽的|他妈的[tā mā de]
• 妥妥的 tuǒ tuǒ de: (neologism c. 2009) don't worry, it's all taken care of
• 自我的人 zì wǒ de rén: (my, your) own person
• 吃奶的气力 chī nǎi de qì lì: utmost effort
• 出来混迟早要还的 chū lái hùn chí zǎo yào huán de: if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it
• 出头的椽子先烂 chū tóu de chuán zi xiān làn: lit. rafters that jut out rot first (idiom)
• 端的 duān dì: really
• 众矢之的 zhòng shǐ zhī dì: lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism
• 泼出去的水 pō chū qù de shuǐ: spilt water
• 有的时候 yǒu de shí hòu: sometimes
• 善意的谎言 shàn yì de huǎng yán: white lie
• 怎么搞的 zěn me gǎo de: How did it happen?
• 目的 mù dì: purpose; aim; goal; target; objective
• 波罗的 bō luó dì: Baltic
• 差不多的 chà bu duō de: the great majority
• 的士高 dí shì gāo: disco (loanword)
• 玩阴的 wán yīn de: to play dirty
• 春风深醉的晚上 chūn fēng shēn zuì de wǎn shang: Intoxicating Spring Nights, 1924 short story by Yu Dafu 郁達夫|郁达夫[yù dá fū]
• 似的 shì de: seems as if
• 柿子挑软的捏 shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niē: lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)
• 金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝 jīn wō yín wō bù rú zì jǐ de gǒu wō: there's no place like home (idiom)
• 省油的灯 shěng yóu de dēng: sb who is easy to deal with
• 热锅上的蚂蚁 rè guō shang de mǎ yǐ: (like) a cat on a hot tin roof
• 毛泽东·鲜为人知的故事 máo zé dōng · xiān wéi rén zhī de gù shi: Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 張戎|张戎 and Jon Halliday
• 复活的军团 fù huó de jūn tuán: the Resurrected Army (CCTV documentary series about the Terracotta army)
• 说真的 shuō zhēn de: to tell the truth
• 搬石头砸自己的脚 bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo: to move a stone and stub one's toe
• 一条绳上的蚂蚱 yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha: lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)
• 的里雅斯特 dì lǐ yǎ sī tè: Trieste, port city in Italy
• 雷公打豆腐，拣软的欺 léi gōng dǎ dòu fu , jiǎn ruǎn de qī: the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person
• 雅典的泰门 yǎ diǎn de tài mén: Timon of Athens, 1607 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚[shā shì bǐ yà]
• 怎的 zěn de: what for
• 的确 dí què: really
• 有的没的 yǒu de méi de: trivial (matters)
• 天下没有不散的宴席 tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí: see 天下沒有不散的筵席|天下没有不散的筵席[tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí]
• 皇帝的新衣 huáng dì de xīn yī: the Emperor's new clothes (i.e. naked)
• 半路杀出的程咬金 bàn lù shā chū de chéng yǎo jīn: see 半路殺出個程咬金|半路杀出个程咬金[bàn lù shā chū gè chéng yǎo jīn]
• 的士 dī shì: taxi (loanword)
• 神的儿子 shén de ér zi: the Son of God
• 用户到网络的接口 yòng hù dào wǎng luò de jiē kǒu: User-Network Interface
• 远来的和尚会念经 yuǎn lái de hé shang huì niàn jīng: the monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiom)
• 准的 zhǔn dì: standard
• 权力的游戏 quán lì de yóu xì: Game of Thrones (TV series)
• 好样的 hǎo yàng de: (idiom) a good person, used to praise sb's moral integrity or courage
• 吃奶的力气 chī nǎi de lì qi: all one's strength
• 一根绳上的蚂蚱 yī gēn shéng shàng de mà zha: see 一條繩上的螞蚱|一条绳上的蚂蚱[yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha]
• 灵的世界 líng de shì jiè: spirit world
• 实践是检验真理的唯一标准 shí jiàn shì jiǎn yàn zhēn lǐ de wéi yī biāo zhǔn: Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978)
• 杠杠的 gáng gáng de: (slang, originally northeast dialect) excellent
• 妈的法克 mā de fǎ kè: motherfucker (loanword)
• 他娘的 tā niáng de: same as 他媽的|他妈的[tā mā de]
• 绝望的境地 jué wàng de jìng dì: desperate straits
• 的黎波里 dì lí bō lǐ: Tripoli, capital of Libya
• 斯堪的纳维亚 sī kān dì nà wéi yà: Scandinavia
• 飞也似的 fēi yě shì de: lit. as if flying
• 漫无目的 màn wú mù dì: aimless
• 鹄的 gǔ dì: bull's-eye
• 质的飞跃 zhì de fēi yuè: qualitative leap
• 一语破的 yī yǔ pò dì: see 一語中的|一语中的[yī yǔ zhòng dì]
• 总的来说 zǒng de lái shuō: generally speaking
• 打的 dǎ dī: (coll.) to take a taxi
• 的哥 dī gē: male taxi driver
• 压死骆驼的最后一根稻草 yā sǐ luò tuo de zuì hòu yī gēn dào cǎo: the straw that broke the camel’s back (idiom)
• 蒙得维的亚 méng dé wéi dì yà: Montevideo, capital of Uruguay
• 标的 biāo dì: target
• 狗娘养的 gǒu niáng yǎng de: son of a bitch
• 小的 xiǎo de: I (when talking to a superior)
• 别的 bié de: else
• 的款 dí kuǎn: reliable funds
• 扶不起的阿斗 fú bù qǐ de ā dǒu: weak and inept person
• 吃饱了饭撑的 chī bǎo le fàn chēng de: having nothing better to do
• 吃屎都赶不上热乎的 chī shǐ dōu gǎn bu shàng rè hu de: fig. (of a person) too slow