的
dedídìdī HSK1

[possessive]

的 de frequency
attributive particle particle
particle used after an adjective or a phrase to modify a following noun or to form a nominal construction, indicating attributes or possession.

我最喜欢那件红色的毛衣。

wǒ zuì xǐ​huan nà jiàn hóng​sè de máo​yī.

I like that red sweater best.

of particle
possessive or attributive particle used to link a modifier to a noun

桌子上放着的那本字典是我的。

zhuō​zi shàng fàng zhe de nà běn zì​diǎn shì wǒ de.

The dictionary on the table is mine.

possessive particle particle
possessive particle; of
emphasis particle
particle used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis

你放心吧，我明天下午一定会准时到的。

nǐ fàng​xīn ba, wǒ míng​tiān xià​wǔ yī​dìng huì zhǔn​shí dào de.

Don't worry, I will definitely arrive on time tomorrow afternoon.

one particle
particle used after a noun, verb, or adjective to form a nominal expression

这些苹果看起来很新鲜，我要那个红的。

zhè​xiē píng​guǒ kàn qi​lai hěn xīn​xiān, wǒ yào nà​ge hóng de.

These apples look very fresh; I'll take the red one.

modal particle particle
a modal particle used at the end of a sentence to indicate certainty, suggestion, or to soften the tone.

明天我会问他的。

míng​tiān wǒ huì wèn tā de.

I will ask him tomorrow.

adverbial marker particle
particle used after an adjective or a phrase to form an adverbial modifier indicating the manner of an action.

他慢慢的向我走来，手里拿着一封厚厚的信。

tā màn​màn de xiàng wǒ zǒu​lái, shǒu lǐ ná zhe yī fēng hòu hòu de xìn.

He walked toward me slowly, holding a thick letter in his hand.

的 dí
indeed adverb
really and truly

他的确没去过那里。

tā dí què méi qù guo nà​li.

He indeed has never been there.

的 dì
target particle
bull's-eye; target

我们的目的是提高工作效率。

wǒ​men dì mù​dì shì tí​gāo gōng​zuò xiào​lǜ.

Our goal is to improve work efficiency.

的 dī
taxi particle
a taxi or cab (abbreviation for 的士 dī​shì)

他打算打的回家。

tā dǎ​suàn dǎ​dī huí​jiā.

He plans to take a taxi home.

Frequency
Character
Written text
1st most common 40943.3 per million
Movie subtitles
2nd most common 37618.2 per million appears in 100% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
50155.1 per million appears in 100% of films
Written text
50104.3 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 1
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Strokes
8
Unicode
U+7684

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)