的
de
possessive particle
HSK 1
Additional Dictionary Meanings
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[pi2 ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3 tang2 r5 de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one")also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songsa taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4])really and truly(bound form) bull's-eye; target