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的 de dī dí

1. (de) Possession of

Belonging to the previous mentioned

我的 (wǒ de) My / Mine；你的 (nǐ de) Your / Yours
他的 (tā de) His；Jon 的 (de) Jon's
我的猫 (wǒ de māo) My cat
公司的车 (gong sī de chē) Company's car

2. (de) Quality of / Type of / Sort of

Structural particle that describes the attribute of next mentioned

可爱的小猫 (kě ài de xiǎo māo) Cute little cat Literal. Cute (quality of) little cat
黑色的车 (hēi sè de chē) Black car Literal. Black color (type of) car
难忘的旅程 (nán wàng de lǚ chéng) Memorable trip Literal. Especially unforgettable (sort of) travel

3. (de) Certain

Structural particle added at the end to express certainty

好的 (hǎo de) Good Literal. Good and certain
对的 (duì de) Correct Literal. Correct and certain
是的 (shì de) Yes Literal. Yes certainly

4. (dī) Taxi

的士 (dī shì) Taxi – phonetically translated word – commonly used in Hong Kong, Macau and Cantonese-speaking places in Asia. Taxi is termed as 德士 (dé shì) in Singapore and Malaysia

出租车 (chū zū chē) in China and 计程车 (jì chéng chē) in Taiwan.

5. (dí) Real