Word: 的 (de, dí, dì)

These are the Chinese grammar articles about 的 , whether they focus on it or mention it.

What 的 means

de: marks possession and modification
dí: really
dì: target

Full dictionary entry for 的

What 的 means in each sentence

marks possession and modification 3285 sentences

Grammar articles covering 的

The 是…的 (shì…de) construction vs 了 (le) in Chinese grammar
The 是…的 (shì…de) construction in Chinese grammar
的 (de) after adjectives: when to use it, when to drop it
Key Chinese grammar structure: modifier + de + noun (的)
Chinese grammar de hua (的话): expressing "if" in Chinese with de hua
Chinese grammar de particles summary: 的, 地 and 得
Chinese grammar rules: 5 general rules for Chinese grammar

Example sentences using 的

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一个人要为他的行为负责。

Yí gè rén yào wèi tā de xíngwéi fùzé.

A man is responsible for his deeds.
一个是新的，另一个是旧的。

Yí gè shì xīn de, lìng yí gè shì jiù de.

One is new, and the other is old.
一个正确的科学家不会那样想。

Yí gè zhèngquè de kēxuéjiā búhuì nàyàng xiǎng.

A true scientist wouldn't think like that.
一个男的突然出现在门口。

Yí gè nán de tūrán chūxiàn zài ménkǒu.

A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.
一些人批评了我们的决定。

Yìxiē rén pīpíngle wǒmen de juédìng.

Some people criticized our decision.
一些人需要我们的帮助。

Yìxiē rén xūyào wǒmen de bāngzhù.

A lot of people need our help.
一切事物皆是相对的。

Yíqiè shìwù jiē shì xiāngduì de.

Everything is relative.
一切都会好的。

Yíqiè dōu huì hǎo de.

Everything will be OK.
一切都会好起来的。

Yíqiè dōu huì hǎo qǐlai de.

Everything will be alright.
一定有解决的办法。

Yídìng yǒu jiějué de bànfǎ.

There must be some way to solve this.
一种语言是永远不够的。

Yìzhǒng yǔyán shì yǒngyuǎn búgòu de.

One language is never enough.
一角硬币的价值是五分的双倍。

Yìjiǎo yìngbì de jiàzhí shì wǔfēn de shuāngbèi.

Ten cent coins are worth twice as much as five cent coins.
一部分的钱被偷走了。

Yíbùfen de qián bèi tōu zǒule.

Some of the money was stolen.
七点我会回到这里的。

Qī diǎn wǒ huì huídào zhèlǐ de.

At seven I'll be back.
三的三倍是九。

Sān de sānbèi shì jiǔ.

Three times three is nine.
上海有什么不如北京的方面吗？

Shànghǎi yǒu shénme bùrú Běijīng de fāngmiàn ma?

Are there any aspects of Shanghai that are not as good as those of Beijing?
上海的人口数量和东京相当。

Shànghǎi de rénkǒu shùliàng hé Dōngjīng xiāngdāng.

The population of Shanghai is as large as that of Tokyo.
上海被称为东方的巴黎。

Shànghǎi bèi chēngwéi dōngfāng de Bālí.

Shanghai is referred to as the Paris of the East.
下了很多的雪。

Xià le hěn duō de xuě.

It snowed a lot.
下来的时候小心点。

Xiàlai de shíhou xiǎoxīn diǎn.

Be careful going down.
下面写上我们班同学的名字。

Xiàmiàn xiě shàng wǒmen bān tóngxué de míngzi.

Underneath we wrote the names of the students in our class.
不，不，没问题的。

Bù, bù, méi wèntí de.

No, no, that's okay.
不会花很多时间的。

Búhuì huā hěn duō shíjiān de.

It won't take much time.
不关你的事。

Bù guān nǐ de shì.

It has nothing to do with you.
不关我的事。

Bù guān wǒ de shì.

I don't care.
不可做的原因多了。

Bùkě zuò de yuányīn duō le.

There are many good reasons not to do it.
不就是你干的么。

Bú jiùshì nǐ gàn de me.

Wasn't that you?
不干我的事！

Bú gàn wǒ de shì!

Don't bother me.
「不方便」的相反词是「方便」。

「Bù fāngbiàn」de xiāngfǎn cí shì「fāngbiàn」.

The opposite of "inconvenient" is "convenient".
不是你对的，就是我。

Bú shì nǐ duì de, jiùshì wǒ.

Either you or I am right.
不是你的问题。

Bú shì nǐ de wèntí.

That's not your problem.
不是你的风格。

Bú shì nǐ de fēnggé.

It's not your style.
不是我告诉你不要去做的。

Bú shì wǒ gàosu nǐ búyào qù zuò de.

It wasn't me who told you not to do that.
不是我对的，就是你。

Bú shì wǒ duì de, jiùshì nǐ.

I am not correct, but you are.
不是我的错。

Bú shì wǒ de cuò.

It's not my fault.
不是所有的鸟都会飞。

Bú shì suǒyǒu de niǎo dōu huì fēi.

Not all birds can fly.
不是的，他是我们的业务主管。

Bú shì de, tā shì wǒmen de yèwù zhǔguǎn.

No, he's our business manager.
不是说笑的。

Bú shì shuō xiào de.

It is no joke.
不是，这不是我的车。

Bú shì, zhè bú shì wǒ de chē.

No, this is not my car.
不用你的帮助我也能做到。

Búyòng nǐ de bāngzhù wǒ yě néng zuòdào.

I could have done that without your help.
不知道是谁发明的呢？

Bù zhīdào shì shéi fāmíng de ne?

I wonder who invented it.
不要再做那样的事情了。

Búyào zài zuò nàyàng de shìqing le.

Don't do anything like that again.
不要再调大电视的声音了。

Búyào zài diào dà diànshì de shēngyīn le.

Don't turn up the volume of TV anymore.
不要忘记你的钱。

Búyào wàngjì nǐ de qián.

Don't forget your money.
不要忘记您的钱。

Búyào wàngjì nín de qián.

Don't forget your money.
不要打开你的书。

Búyào dǎkāi nǐ de shū.

Don't open your book.
不要把你的责任推诿给他人。

Búyào bǎ nǐ de zérèn tuīwěi gěi tā rén.

Do not shirk your responsibilities on to others.
不要把我们的计划告诉任何人。

Búyào bǎ wǒmen de jìhuà gàosu rènhé rén.

Don't tell anyone our plan.
不要把我的啤酒喝完了。

Búyào bǎ wǒ de píjiǔ hē wánle.

Don't finish off all my beer!
不要担心，一切都会好的。

Búyào dānxīn, yíqiè dōu huì hǎo de.

Don't worry, everything will be OK.
不要担心，我会帮你的。

Búyào dānxīn, wǒ huì bāng nǐ de.

Don't worry, I'll help you.
不要担心这样的事情。

Búyào dānxīn zhèyàng de shìqing.

Don't worry about such a thing.
不要担心，都会好起来的。

Búyào dānxīn, dōu huì hǎo qǐlai de.

Don't worry, it will come out all right.
不要拉我的腿！

Búyào lā wǒ de tuǐ!

Don't pull my leg!
不要相信你听到的每件事。

Búyào xiāngxìn nǐ tīngdào de měi jiàn shì.

Don't believe everything you hear.
不要碰我的东西。

Búyào pèng wǒ de dōngxi.

Don't touch my stuff.
不要进入我的房间。

Búyào jìnrù wǒ de fángjiān.

Don't come into my room.
不要问她任何有关婚姻的问题。

Búyào wèn tā rènhé yǒuguān hūnyīn de wèntí.

Don't ask her any questions about her marriage.
与他比起来我还是很幸福的。

Yǔ tā bǐ qǐlai wǒ háishi hěn xìngfú de.

I am fortunate compared with him.
世界上最美丽的地方在哪里？

Shìjiè shàng zuì měilì de dìfāng zài nǎlǐ?

Where is the most beautiful place in the world?
世界上有很多不同的民族。

Shìjiè shàng yǒu hěn duō bùtóng de mínzú.

There are a lot of different peoples in the world.
世界上没有两条完全相同的河流。

Shìjiè shàng méiyǒu liǎng tiáo wánquán xiāngtóng de héliú.

No two rivers in the world are completely the same.
世界上的人口60亿左右。

Shìjiè shàng de rénkǒu liùshí yì zuǒyòu.

There are about 6 billion people in the world.
世界上的石油快用完了。

Shìjiè shàng de shíyóu kuài yòng wánle.

The world is running out of oil.
世界不是围着你转的。

Shìjiè bú shì wéizhe nǐ zhuǎn de.

The world doesn't revolve around you.
世界人口有上升的趋势。

Shìjiè rénkǒu yǒu shàngshēng de qūshì.

The world's population tends to increase.
东京是一个很大的城市。

Dōngjīng shì yí gè hěn dà de chéngshì.

Tokyo is a big city.
东京是世界上最贵的城市。

Dōngjīng shì shìjiè shàng zuì guì de chéngshì.

Tokyo is the most expensive town in the world.
东京是日本最大的城市。

Dōngjīng shì Rìběn zuì dà de chéngshì.

Tokyo is the largest city in Japan.
东京是日本的首都。

Dōngjīng shì Rìběn de shǒudū.

Tokyo is the capital of Japan.
东西在爸爸的车上。

Dōngxi zài bàba de chē shàng.

The things are in dad's car.
两个人都爱上了同一个女的。

Liǎng gè rén dōu ài shàng le tóng yí gè nǚ de.

They both fell in love with the same woman.
两者之间只有很小的差别。

Liǎngzhě zhījiān zhǐyǒu hěn xiǎo de chābié.

There is only a marginal difference between the two.
两者之间有显著的差别。

Liǎngzhě zhījiān yǒu xiǎnzhù de chābié.

There are noticeable differences between the two.
中国人口大约是英国人口的二十一倍。

Zhōngguó rénkǒu dàyuē shì Yīngguó rénkǒu de èrshí yībèi.

The population of China is about twenty-one times that of the UK.
中国是个巨大的国家。

Zhōngguó shì gè jùdà de guójiā.

China is a huge country.
中国是亚洲最大的国家。

Zhōngguó shì Yàzhōu zuì dà de guójiā.

China is the largest country in Asia.
中国是日本的20倍大。

Zhōngguó shì Rìběn de èrshí bèi dà.

China is twenty times as large as Japan.
中国有中国的特点。

Zhōngguó yǒu Zhōngguó de tèdiǎn.

China has Chinese characteristics.
中国的人口比日本8倍多。

Zhōngguó de rénkǒu bǐ Rìběn bā bèi duō.

The population of China is 8 times that of Japan.
中国的首都是北京。

Zhōngguó de shǒudū shì Běijīng.

The capital of China is Beijing.
为什么买这样的车呢？

Wèishénme mǎi zhèyàng de chē ne?

Why are you buying this type of car?
为什么他会做这样的事呢？

Wèishénme tā huì zuò zhèyàng de shì ne?

Why did he do such a thing?
为什么你不叫你的父母给你买车？

Wèishénme nǐ bú jiào nǐ de fùmǔ gěi nǐ mǎi chē?

Why don't you ask your parents to buy you a car?
为什么你对于这个有这样的想法？

Wèishénme nǐ duìyú zhège yǒu zhèyàng de xiǎngfǎ?

Why should you think that?
为什么你的嘴那么大？

Wèishénme nǐ de zuǐ nàme dà?

Why is your mouth so big?
为什么天是蓝的？

Wèishénme tiān shì Lán de?

Why is the sky blue?
为什么她的父亲去了日本？

Wèishénme tā de fùqīn qùle Rìběn?

Why did her father go to Japan?
为什么它是必要的？

Wèishénme tā shì bìyào de?

Why should it be necessary?
为什么宗教是必要的？

Wèishénme zōngjiào shì bìyào de?

Why is religion necessary?
为什么植物是绿色的？

Wèishénme zhíwù shì lǜsè de?

Why are plants green?
为什么没人来我的网站呢？

Wèishénme méi rén lái wǒ de wǎngzhàn ne?

Why isn't anyone visiting my website?
为什么草是绿色的？

Wèishénme cǎo shì lǜsè de?

Why is grass green?
为什么雪是白色的呢？

Wèishénme xuě shì báisè de ne?

Why is snow white?
也许他会是一个很好的老师。

Yěxǔ tā huì shì yí gè hěn hǎo de lǎoshī.

Maybe he will be a good teacher.
习惯的力量是伟大的。

Xíguàn de lìliang shì wěidà de.

Great is the power of habit.
书是不会读得太多的。

Shū shì búhuì dú de tài duō de.

We cannot read too many books.
买新的电视不会让你幸福。

Mǎi xīn de diànshì búhuì ràng nǐ xìngfú.

Buying a new TV won't make you happy.
了解他的人都尊重他。

Liǎojiě tā de rén dōu zūnzhòng tā.

Whoever knows him well respects him.
事情总比我们想的要复杂得多。

Shìqing zǒng bǐ wǒmen xiǎng de yào fùzá de duō.

Things are always more complex than we think.