Word: 的 (de, dì, dí, dī)

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

的 dictionary entry

de: marks possession and modification; used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis; used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression
dì: target
dí: really
dī: taxi

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What 的 means in each sentence

marks possession and modification 11214 sentences
used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis 1160 sentences
used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression 830 sentences

Example sentences using 的

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今年下的雪比以往少。

Jīnnián xià de xuě bǐ yǐwǎng shǎo.

We have less snow than usual.
今年公司的分红很高。

Jīnnián gōngsī de fēnhóng hěn gāo.

The company's dividend is very high this year.
今年夏天的降雨特别少。

Jīnnián xiàtiān de jiàngyǔ tèbié shǎo.

The rainfall this summer has been especially low.
今年夏天的雨量很大。

Jīnnián xiàtiān de yǔliàng hěn dà.

The rainfall this summer is very heavy.
今年我们会盈利的。

Jīnnián wǒmen huì yínglì de.

We'll be profitable this year.
今年流行什么款式的外套？

Jīnnián liúxíng shénme kuǎnshì de wàitào?

What sort of coats are in fashion this year?
今年球队的阵容很强大。

Jīnnián qiúduì de zhènróng hěn qiángdà.

This year the team's lineup is very strong.
今年的亮点是出口增长。

Jīnnián de liàngdiǎn shì chūkǒu zēngzhǎng.

This year's bright spot is the growth in exports.
今年的天气一直异常。

Jīnnián de tiānqì yìzhí yìcháng.

The weather has been unusual this year.
今年的天气不太正常。

Jīnnián de tiānqì bú tài zhèngcháng.

This year's weather isn't very typical.
今年的季风来得比往年晚。

Jīnnián de jìfēng láide bǐ wǎngnián wǎn.

This year the monsoon came later than usual.
今年的学费比去年贵。

Jīnnián de xuéfèi bǐ qùnián guì.

This year's tuition fee is higher than last year's.
今年的就业率比去年低。

Jīnnián de jiùyèlǜ bǐ qùnián dī.

This year's employment rate is lower than last year's.
今年的年夜饭在奶奶家吃。

Jīnnián de niányèfàn zài nǎinai jiā chī.

This year's reunion dinner will be at Grandma's house.
今年的房价和去年持平。

Jīnnián de fángjià hé qùnián chípíng.

This year's housing prices are level with last year's.
今年的时尚潮流完全不同于去年。

Jīnnián de shíshàng cháoliú wánquán bùtóng yú qùnián.

This year's fashions are completely different from last year's.
今年的苹果收成很丰硕。

Jīnnián de píngguǒ shōuchéng hěn fēngshuò.

This year's apple harvest is very plentiful.
今年的逆差比去年小。

Jīnnián de nìchà bǐ qùnián xiǎo.

This year's trade deficit is smaller than last year's.
今年的销量比去年同期高了两成。

Jīnnián de xiāoliàng bǐ qùnián tóngqī gāole liǎng chéng.

This year's sales are twenty percent higher than the same period last year.
今年的雨比常年多。

Jīnnián de yǔ bǐ chángnián duō.

This year has had more rain than an average year.
今年的雨水比往年少。

Jīnnián de yǔshuǐ bǐ wǎngnián shǎo.

There is less rain this year than in past years.
今年的雨量远不及去年。

Jīnnián de yǔliàng yuǎn bùjí qùnián.

This year's rainfall is far below last year's.
今年的雪下得比去年多。

Jīnnián de xuě xià de bǐ qùnián duō.

It snowed more this year than last.
今日的新闻你看了吗？

Jīnrì de xīnwén nǐ kànle ma?

Have you read today's news?
从他的表情，我推断他不太高兴。

Cóng tā de biǎoqíng, wǒ tuīduàn tā bú tài gāoxìng.

From his expression, I inferred that he wasn't very happy.
从你来时的路回家。

Cóng nǐ lái shí de lù huíjiā.

Take the same road home that you came on.
从前文后理来推断一个字的意思。

Cóngqián wén hòu lǐ lái tuīduàn yí gè zì de yìsi.

Get the meaning of a word from its context.
从前有个美丽的公主。

Cóngqián yǒu gè měilì de gōngzhǔ.

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess.
从古到今，没有过不灭亡的国家。

Cóng gǔ dào jīn, méiyǒuguo bú mièwáng de guójiā.

There has never been a nation that was not eventually destroyed.
从哪儿来的？

Cóng nǎr lái de?

Where did it come from?
从她的年龄看来，我妈妈很年轻。

Cóng tā de niánlíng kànlai, wǒ māma hěn niánqīng.

My mother looks young for her age.
从我家到学校的距离不远。

Cóng wǒjiā dào xuéxiào de jùlí bù yuǎn.

The distance from my home to school is not far.
从我的房间望出去是街道。

Cóng wǒ de fángjiān wàng chūqù shì jiēdào.

My room looks out on the street.
从村子到县城要坐一个小时的车。

Cóng cūnzi dào xiànchéng yào zuò yí gè xiǎoshí de chē.

It takes an hour by bus to get from the village to the county town.
从来就没有徒劳的爱情。

Cónglái jiù méiyǒu túláo de àiqíng.

Love is never wasted.
从某种意义上来说，她也是对的。

Cóng mǒuzhǒng yìyì shànglái shuō, tā yě shì duì de.

In a sense, she is right, too.
从某种意义来说，你是对的。

Cóng mǒuzhǒng yìyì lái shuō, nǐ shì duì de.

You're right in a sense.
从此起我们为您的安全负责。

Cóngcǐ qǐ wǒmen wèi nín de ānquán fùzé.

We are responsible for your protection from now on.
从申请单中删除他的名字。

Cóng shēnqǐng dān zhōng shānchú tā de míngzi.

Delete his name from the list of the applicants.
从第十课的开头读起。

Cóng dì shí kè de kāitóu dú qǐ.

Read Lesson 10 from the beginning.
从这儿到那儿是很近的。

Cóng zhèr dào nàr shì hěn jìn de.

It's not far from here to there.
从长远来看，也许结果比你所想的要好。

Cóng chángyuǎn láikàn, yěxǔ jiéguǒ bǐ nǐ suǒ xiǎng de yào hǎo.

It might turn out better than you think in the long run.
仓库里堆满了刚收来的谷物。

Cāngkù lǐ duīmǎnle gāng shōu lái de gǔwù.

The warehouse is piled high with freshly harvested grain.
仓库里的存货已经卖完了。

Cāngkù lǐ de cúnhuò yǐjīng màiwánle.

The stock in the warehouse has all been sold.
仓库里的库存不多了。

Cāngkù lǐ de kùcún bù duō le.

There isn't much stock left in the warehouse.
仓库里的物资快用完了。

Cāngkù lǐ de wùzī kuài yòng wánle.

The supplies in the warehouse are almost used up.
仓老鼠向乌鸦借粮，守着的没有，飞着的倒有

cāng lǎoshǔ xiàng wūyā jiè liáng, shǒuzhe de méiyǒu, fēi zhe de dào yǒu

The granary rat borrows grain from the crow: the one sitting on it has none, the one flying around has some
仔细回答我的问题。

Zǐxì huídá wǒ de wèntí.

Answer my question carefully.
他一个人坐在教室的角上。

Tā yí gè rén zuò zài jiàoshì de jiǎo shàng.

He sat alone in the corner of the classroom.
他一个人背负着全家的希望。

Tā yí gè rén bēifùzhe quánjiā de xīwàng.

He alone bears the hopes of the whole family.
他一打断，我的思路就乱了。

Tā yì dǎduàn, wǒ de sīlù jiù luàn le.

As soon as he interrupted, my train of thought got messed up.
他一整天都无精打采的。

Tā yì zhěngtiān dōu wújīngdǎcǎi de.

He has been listless all day long.
他一点都不知道美国的民主。

Tā yìdiǎn dōu bù zhīdào Měiguó de mínzhǔ.

He doesn't have any knowledge about American democracy.
他一生的著作都放在这个房间里。

Tā yìshēng de zhùzuò dōu fàng zài zhège fángjiān lǐ.

All the writings of his lifetime are kept in this room.
他一直在为下个月的房租发愁。

Tā yìzhí zài wèi xiàgeyuè de fángzū fāchóu.

He keeps worrying about next month's rent.
他一直在做科学普及的工作。

Tā yìzhí zài zuò kēxuépǔjí de gōngzuò.

He has always been doing work in the popularization of science.
他一直在研究先秦时期的哲学。

Tā yìzhí zài yánjiū xiānqín shíqī de zhéxué.

He has been studying philosophy of the pre-Qin period all along.
他一直在谋划自己的退休生活。

Tā yìzhí zài móuhuà zìjǐ de tuìxiū shēnghuó.

He has been scheming out his retirement life.
他一直很担心他的女儿。

Tā yìzhí hěn dānxīn tā de nǚ'ér.

He's always worrying about his daughter.
他一直抱怨他的房间很小。

Tā yìzhí bàoyuàn tā de fángjiān hěn xiǎo.

He is always complaining of his room being small.
他一直盯着她的腿。

Tā yìzhí dīngzhe tā de tuǐ.

He was staring at her legs the whole time.
他一直看我做的事。

Tā yìzhí kàn wǒ zuò de shì.

He always looks at what I'm doing.
他一面开车一面听收音机的音乐。

Tā yímiàn kāichē yímiàn tīng shōuyīnjī de yīnyuè.

He drove the car, listening to music on the radio.
他上个月辞的职。

Tā shànggeyuè cí de zhí.

He quit his job last month.
他上课的时候一直坐在我的旁边。

Tā shàngkè de shíhou yìzhí zuò zài wǒ de pángbiān.

When he's in class, he continuously sits next to me.
他下了一个很笼统的结论。

Tā xià le yí gè hěn lǒngtǒng de jiélùn.

He drew a very sweeping conclusion.
他不会听我的。

Tā búhuì tīng wǒ de.

He will not listen to me.
他不会打倒我的。

Tā búhuì dǎdǎo wǒ de.

He won't beat me.
他不会考虑我的建议。

Tā búhuì kǎolǜ wǒ de jiànyì.

He wouldn't look at my proposal.
他不会说我们的语言。

Tā búhuì shuō wǒmen de yǔyán.

He doesn't speak our language.
他不会违背他的原则。

Tā búhuì wéibèi tā de yuánzé.

He couldn't go against his principles.
他不再是以前的那个他了。

Tā búzài shì yǐqián de nàge tā le.

He is not what he used to be.
他不同意我们的建议。

Tā bù tóngyì wǒmen de jiànyì.

He would not agree to our proposal.
他不同意我的建议。

Tā bù tóngyì wǒ de jiànyì.

He didn't agree to my proposal.
他不听我的劝告。

Tā bù tīng wǒ de quàngào.

He wouldn't listen to my advice.
他不喜欢贵的东西。

Tā bù xǐhuan guì de dōngxi.

He doesn't like expensive things.
他不太会表述自己的想法。

Tā bú tài huì biǎoshù zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ.

He is not very good at expressing his thoughts.
他不得不打扫了他的房间。

Tā bùdébù dǎsǎole tā de fángjiān.

He had to clean his room.
他不想再对抗家里的安排了。

Tā bùxiǎng zài duìkàng jiālǐ de ānpáile.

He no longer wants to resist his family's arrangements.
他不想成为家人的累赘。

Tā bùxiǎng chéngwéi jiārén de léizhuì.

He doesn't want to be a burden on his family.
他不想被世俗的看法限制。

Tā bùxiǎng bèi shìsú de kànfǎ xiànzhì.

He doesn't want to be limited by conventional views.
他不愿披露自己的收入。

Tā bú yuàn pīlù zìjǐ de shōurù.

He is unwilling to make his income public.
他不接受我的道歉。

Tā bù jiēshòu wǒ de dàoqiàn.

He did not accept my apologies.
他不是不讲理的人。

Tā bú shì bù jiǎnglǐ de rén.

He's not an unreasonable man.
他不是个普通的学生。

Tā bú shì gè pǔtōng de xuésheng.

He is no ordinary student.
他不是傻的。

Tā bú shì shǎ de.

He's not an idiot.
他不是我喜欢的类型。

Tā bú shì wǒ xǐhuan de lèixíng.

He's not my type.
他不是我的男朋友。

Tā bú shì wǒ de nánpéngyou.

He's not my boyfriend.
他不是癌症死的。

Tā bú shì áizhèng sǐ de.

He did not die of cancer.
他不是诗人；他写的是散文。

Tā bú shì shīrén; tā xiě de shì sǎnwén.

He isn't a poet; he's a prose writer.
他不知道这些东西的归属。

Tā bù zhīdào zhèxiē dōngxi de guīshǔ.

He's unaware of who possesses them.
他不经意的一句话伤了我。

Tā bùjīngyì de yíjù huà shāngle wǒ.

A careless remark of his hurt me.
他不肯听我的劝告。

Tā bùkěn tīng wǒ de quàngào.

He wouldn't listen to my advice.
他不肯说出成功的奥秘。

Tā bùkěn shuōchū chénggōng de àomì.

He refuses to tell the secret of his success.
他不至于生这么大的气吧？

Tā búzhìyú shēng zhème dà de qì ba?

He surely wouldn't get this angry, would he?
他不认识我们中的任何一个。

Tā bú rènshi wǒmen zhōng de rènhé yí gè.

He doesn't know any one of us.
他不记得我的地址了。

Tā bú jìde wǒ de dìzhǐ le.

He couldn't remember my address.
他不顾他父亲的忠告。

Tā búgù tā fùqīn de zhōnggào.

He ignored his father's advice.
他不顾我的忠告。

Tā búgù wǒ de zhōnggào.

He disregarded my advice.
他与他的邻居相处。

Tā yǔ tā de línjū xiāngchǔ.

He is getting along with his neighborhood.