Chinese Noun Modifier 的 de

＜的＞

的 de is a Chinese noun modifier that can be used to indicate possession or link an adjective or verb phrase to a noun.

V / Adj. / N+ 的 + N

Tiffany 的de狗gǒuTiffany 的de狗gǒu
Tiffany’s dog (N + 的 + N)

可愛kěài的de狗gǒu可爱kěài的de狗gǒu
Cute dog (Adj + 的 + N)

我wǒ畫huà的de狗gǒu我wǒ画huà的de狗gǒu
The dog I draw (V + 的 + N)

我wǒ畫huà的de狗gǒu很hěn可愛kěài我wǒ画huà的de狗gǒu很hěn可爱kěài
The dog I draw is cute.

你nǐ做zuò的de飯fàn很hěn好吃hǎochī你nǐ做zuò的de饭fàn很hěn好吃hǎochī
The food you made is delicious.

有趣yǒuqù的de中文zhōngwén老師lǎoshī多duō不bù多duō？ 有意思yǒuyìsi的de汉语hànyǔ老师lǎoshī多duō不bù多duō？
Are there many interesting Chinese teachers?

媽媽māma的de手機shǒujī很hěn貴guì妈妈māma的de手机shǒujī很hěn贵guì
Mom’s phone is very expensive.

我wǒ喜歡xǐhuān很hěn大dà的de房子fángzi我wǒ喜欢xǐhuan很hěn大dà的de房子fángzi
I like large houses.

＜Compare＞

紅色hóngsè的de衣服yīfú红色hóngsè的de衣服yīfu
Red clothes

衣服yīfú的de紅色hóngsè衣服yīfu的de红色hóngsè
The red part of the clothes

爸爸bàba的de孩子háizi爸爸bàba的de孩子háizi
Dad’s child

孩子háizi的de爸爸bàba孩子háizi的de爸爸bàba
The child’s dad

• See other de: 3 Different “de” in Chinese (的 de, 得 de, and 地 de)