structural particle • before a noun indicates possession or descriptive attribute (aux.)
HSK 1
Traditional
的 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
得 de - [particle to connect verb to adverb] (aux.) | HSK 2
地 de - ...ly [particle to connect adverb to verb] (aux.) | HSK 3
得 de - feel (aux.v.) | HSK 4
Examples
这是我的书。 zhè shì wǒ de shū. - This is my book.
他是我的朋友。 tā shì wǒ de péngyǒu. - He is my friend.
她的衣服很漂亮。 tā de yīfu hěn piàoliang. - Her clothes are very beautiful.
这是我们的家。 zhè shì wǒmen de jiā. - This is our home.
那是他的电脑。 nà shì tā de diànnǎo. - That is his computer.
Phrases
目的 mù dì - objective; purpose (n.) | HSK 4
的确 dí què - really; and no mistake; indeed (adv.) | HSK 5
似的 shì de - as; -like (aux.) | HSK 5