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Definition

of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)/(used to form a nominal expression)/(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)

Example

As a Particle

[used with an adjective or attribute phrase]—

1
Tiě
de
纪律

iron discipline

2
Měihǎo
美好
de
wèilái
未来

bright future

3
de
qīn
父亲

my father

4
Rénmín
人民
de
gōng
公仆

servant of the people

5
Shuí
de
jièshàorén
介绍人
  
?

Who is the matchmaker?

6
Jīntiān
今天
shì
de
dōng
  

I'll be the host today. / It's my treat today.

7
jìng
sǎo
jiā
大家
de
xīng
  

You are just disappointing all of us. / Don't be a wet blanket.

8
Biè
kāi
de
wánxiào
玩笑
  

Don't make fun of me.

As a Particle

[used after a noun, pronoun, verb, or an adjective to form a noun phrase without a head noun]—

9
Méiguīhuā
玫瑰花
kāi
le
  
,
yǒu
hóng
de
  
,
yǒu
huáng
de
  

The roses are in bloom; some are red and some yellow.

10
Zhè
shì
de
  
,
cái
shì
de
  

This bunk is mine, and that is yours.

11
ài
chī
tián
de
  

I like sweet food.

12
Nán
de

male; man

13
yuán
无缘无故
de
  
,
dèng
gàn
shénme
什么
  
?

Why on earth did he glare at you? There's got to be a reason.

14
tiān
热天
de
  
,
hái
lái
kàn
  

It's very kind of you to come and see me on such a hot day.

15
néng
háng
  
,
máng
de
  

I can manage. You just get on with your work.

16
de
  
,
xiǎo
de
xiǎo
  

Some (of them) are big and some small.

17
Shuō
de
shuō
  
,
xiào
de
xiào
  

Some are talking and some laughing.

18
Tuī
de
tuī
  
,
de
  

Some are pushing and some are pulling.

As a Particle

[used after the predicative verb to emphasize the doer, the time, the place, etc]

As a Particle

[used at the end of a declarative sentence to give a positive tone to the statement]

As a Particle

[used after two things of the same kind to imply ‘and so on' or ‘and the like']

As a Particle

[used between two numerals]—

19
Zhè
jiān
jiàoshì
教室
shì
sān
de
liù
  
,
shí
十八
píngfāng
平方米
  

This classroom is three metres by six, with a total floor space of eighteen square metres.

20
kuài
de
kuài
  
,
gòng
一共
jiǔ
kuài
  

Four yuan plus five yuan is nine yuan .