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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
else / other
HSK 1
really; truly; indeed / real; true; genuine / (math.) proper
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
to tell the truth / honestly / in fact
HSK 7-9
Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration)
HSK 7-9
to hit the target / (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
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
and so on; and so forth; and what not
target / aim / objective / what one hopes to gain
standard / norm / criterion
Goddam! / goddamn / wretched
(coll.) to take a taxi / to go by taxi
(taboo curse) damn it! / fucking
(coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family / (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)
really / after all / details / particulars
yes, that's right / variant of 似的
aimless / at random
(idiom) a good person, used to praise sb's moral integrity or courage
trivial (matters) / triviality / nonsense / rubbish
homing / target-seeking (military)
Midea (brand)
lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism / attacked on all sides
How did it happen? / What's wrong? / What went wrong? / What's up?
to play dirty / crafty; scheming
You're really quite something! / You're just amazing!
son of a bitch
odd-jobs worker
lit. as if flying / very fast
creeped out; unnerved; uneasy
(idiom) to hit the mark with a comment; to say sth spot on
what for / why / how
(coll.) food
bull's-eye / target / objective
to hit the target / (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
bogus / ersatz / fake / mock / phony
having nothing better to do / see 吃飽撐著|吃饱撑着
drat / frick / (euphemistic variant of 媽的|妈的)
man
woman
(old) wife
(neologism c. 2009) don't worry, it's all taken care of
you're most welcome / sure thing! / I did what I was supposed to do
damn it! / blast it!
beast (derog.)
not to be trifled with / to be reckoned with
What brings you here? (idiom)
Baltic
fullness for the bold, famine for the timid (idiom)
bulging
to hit the target with a single shot / to say something spot on (idiom)
don’t worry about (it, him etc) / doesn’t matter / whatever / anyway
small change
(dialect) not that great / not up to much / nothing special
drat / frick / (euphemistic variant of 他媽的|他妈的)
to get tough / to use force
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
if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it
Get along with you!
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
multipurpose
to be quite an ordeal; to be hard to bear
the great majority
motorcycle taxi / abbr. for 摩托車的士|摩托车的士
(slang, originally northeast dialect) excellent; great
waiter
money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)
abbr. of 麵包車的士|面包车的士 / minivan taxi


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