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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *的* | 的* | *的
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 "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的 "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 "new one") / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs
HSK 1
really; truly; indeed / real; true; genuine / (math.) proper
HSK 1
else / other
HSK 1
(there are) some (who are...) / some (exist)
HSK 1
purpose; aim; goal; target; objective / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
seems as if / rather like / Taiwan pr. [si4 de5]
HSK 4
nothing to pick on; really good / nothing to discuss; settled matter; no problem
HSK 7-9
Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration)
HSK 7-9
to tell the truth / honestly / in fact
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *的* | 的* | *的
a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *的* | 的* | *的
really and truly
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *的* | 的* | *的
(bound form) bull's-eye; target
what for / why / how
abbr. of 麵包車的士|面包车的士 / minivan taxi
lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism / attacked on all sides
yes, that's right / variant of 似的
(idiom) to hit the mark with a comment; to say sth spot on
Midea (brand)
target / aim / objective / what one hopes to gain
homing / target-seeking (military)
bogus / ersatz / fake / mock / phony
(coll.) food
really / after all / details / particulars
drat / frick / (euphemistic variant of 媽的|妈的)
(old) wife
you're most welcome / sure thing! / I did what I was supposed to do
bull's-eye / target / objective
You're really quite something! / You're just amazing!
(idiom) a good person, used to praise sb's moral integrity or courage
creeped out; unnerved; uneasy
woman
motorcycle taxi / abbr. for 摩托車的士|摩托车的士
lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom) / fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
the great majority
standard / norm / criterion
don’t worry about (it, him etc) / doesn’t matter / whatever / anyway
if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it
waiter
trivial (matters) / triviality / nonsense / rubbish
(dialect) not that great / not up to much / nothing special
odd-jobs worker
(taboo curse) damn it! / fucking
bulging
not to be trifled with / to be reckoned with
to get tough / to use force
(coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family / (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)
(coll.) to take a taxi / to go by taxi
fullness for the bold, famine for the timid (idiom)
to hit the target / (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
to hit the target with a single shot / to say something spot on (idiom)
Get along with you!
damn it! / blast it!
(slang, originally northeast dialect) excellent; great
Baltic
man
to hit the target / (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
and so on; and so forth; and what not
What brings you here? (idiom)
drat / frick / (euphemistic variant of 他媽的|他妈的)
lit. if you were eating warm shit, it'd be stone cold by the time you finished it (idiom) / fig. (of a person) too slow; can't keep up
having nothing better to do / see 吃飽撐著|吃饱撑着
multipurpose
to be quite an ordeal; to be hard to bear
Goddam! / goddamn / wretched
(neologism c. 2009) don't worry, it's all taken care of
How did it happen? / What's wrong? / What went wrong? / What's up?
aimless / at random
son of a bitch
beast (derog.)
to play dirty / crafty; scheming
money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)
small change
lit. as if flying / very fast


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