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的
dì
1. aim
2. clear
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

的
de
aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix
HSK 1 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

的姐
dījiě
female taxi driver
打的
dǎdī
(coll.) to take a taxi
中的
zhòngdì
to hit the target
美的
Měidí
Midea (brand)
目的
mùdì
purpose
HSK 4
破的
pòdì
to hit the target
准的
zhǔndì
standard
端的
duāndì
really
的哥
dīgē
male taxi driver
的士
dīshì
taxi (loanword)
鹄的
gǔdì
bull's-eye
标的
biāodì
target
摩的
módī
motorcycle taxi
面的
miàndī
abbr. of [[麵包車的士|面包车的士<miànbāochēdīshì>]]
的款
díkuǎn
reliable funds
寻的
xúndì
homing
的确
díquè
really
HSK 5
的确良
díquèliáng
dacron (loanword)
加的斯
Jiādìsī
Cádiz, Spain
的士高
díshìgāo
disco (loanword)

Example Sentences (8)

上次我们参加骑马比赛的照片，我选了几张洗出来了。
Shàng cì wǒmen cānjiā qímǎ bǐsài de zhàopiàn, wǒ xuǎn le jǐ zhāng xǐ chūlái le.
I selected a few of the photos from the last horseback riding competition we took part in and had them printed.
Text 2
我先去看了黄河，黄河是中国有名的大河，我坐在船上，一边看一边照相。
Wǒ xiān qù kàn le huáng hé, huáng hé shì zhōngguó yǒumíng de dàhé, wǒ zuò zài chuán shàng, yìbiān kàn yìbiān zhàoxiàng.
I went to see the Yellow River first. The Yellow River is a famous big river in China. I sat on a boat, looking and taking photos at the same time.
Text 4
快给我看看。骑得最快的那位是谁？
Kuài gěi wǒ kàn kàn. Qí de zuì kuài de nà wèi shì shéi?
Quick, let me see. Who is the fastest rider?
Text 2
这样可以使她的脸看上去漂亮一些。
Zhèyàng kěyǐ shǐ tā de liǎn kàn shàngqù piàoliang yìxiē.
This can make her face look a bit prettier.
Text 1
她去年秋天出生的，刚过完一岁生日。
Tā qùnián qiūtiān chūshēng de, gāng guò wán yí suì shēngrì.
She was born last fall and just had her first birthday.
Text 3
他上班穿西服，衬衫，比赛的时候穿的是运动服。
Tā shàngbān chuān xīfú,chènshān,bǐsài de shíhou chuān de shì yùndòngfú.
He wears a suit and a shirt to work; during competitions he wears sportswear.
Text 2
他上班穿西服，衬衫，比赛的时候穿的是运动服。
Tā shàngbān chuān xīfú,chènshān,bǐsài de shíhou chuān de shì yùndòngfú.
He wears a suit and a shirt to work; during competitions he wears sportswear.
Text 2
她就喜欢听她爸爸学鸟叫。哭的时候，只要她爸爸学小鸟叫，她马上就安静下来了。
Tā jiù xǐhuan tīng tā bàba xué niǎo jiào. Kū de shíhou, zhǐyào tā bàba xué xiǎo niǎo jiào, tā mǎshàng jiù ānjìng xià lái le.
She likes to listen to her dad imitate bird calls. When she cries, as long as her dad imitates a little bird's chirping, she calms down right away.
Text 3

Alternate Entries

的
de
of / ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute) / (used to form a nominal expression) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
HSK 1
的
dī
see [[的士<dīshì>]]
HSK 1
的
dí
really and truly
HSK 1

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
0
Word Frequency Rank
2 of 84,292