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Character Decomposition
的=白+勺
Meanings4 pronunciations
de
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 pí gé de "one made of leather" or pǎo táng r de "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīn de "new one")
also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
dī
a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dī shì)
dí
really and truly
dì
(bound form) bull's-eye; target
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Words with 的 411 total
Idioms with 的 15 total
Lift a rock only to have one's toes squashed · lift a rock only to drop it on one's own feet · be hoist with (or by) one's own petard搬起石头打自己的脚bān qǐ shí tóu dǎ zì jǐ de jiǎo(like) a cat on a hot tin roof · anxious · agitated热锅上的蚂蚁rè guō shang de mǎ yǐto shoot without aim (idiom); fig. to speak without thinking · firing blindly · to shoot in the air · a shot in the dark无的放矢wú dì fàng shǐ(idiom) to hit the mark with a comment; to say sth spot on一语中的yī yǔ zhòng dì