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的

de/dī · di/dí · di/dì · di

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Meaning

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de 的

  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute)
  3. (used to form a nominal expression)
  4. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  5. also pr. [dì] or [di] in poetry and songs

dī 的

  1. a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 (dīshì))

dí 的

  1. really and truly

dì 的

  1. (bound form) bull's-eye; target
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In a conversation

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Whose book is this?

  1. Liangliang

    这(zhè)是(shì)谁(shéi)的(de)书(shū)？

    Whose book is this?

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)，红色(hóngsè)的(de)那(nà)本(běn)。

    It's mine, the red one.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)这(zhè)本(běn)蓝色(lánsè)的(de)呢(ne)？

    Then what about this blue one?

  4. Dengdeng

    蓝色(lánsè)的(de)是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)呀(ya)。

    The blue one is yours.

  5. Liangliang

    不对(bùduì)，我(wǒ)的(de)书(shū)是(shì)黑色(hēisè)的(de)。

    No, my book is black.

  6. Dengdeng

    哦(ò)，那(nà)蓝色(lánsè)的(de)是(shì)琦琦(qíqí)的(de)，里面(lǐmiàn)有(yǒu)她(tā)的(de)名字(míngzi)！

    Oh, then the blue one is Qiqi's, her name is inside!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)书(shū)，那(nà)是(shì)他(tā)的(de)。

This is my book, and that is his.

02

他(tā)坐(zuò)的(dī)士(shì)去(qù)机(jī)场(chǎng)。

He takes a taxi to the airport.

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