的

Novice Level 1 ★ Core word

Particle

Definition

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 "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 "new one")
or [di5] in poetry and songs

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Example

這是我的書。

This is my book.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).