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 de 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[pi2ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3tang2r5de5] "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 songs
 de -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
 dé to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished
 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
 dé variant of 德[de2]
 de (equivalent to 的 / as possessive particle)
 dé technetium (chemistry)
 dé to obtain (old variant of 得[de2])
 dé variant of 德[de2]
 dé Japanese variant of 德[de2]
 dé variant of 德 / virtue / goodness / morality / ethics
 dé variant of 德, ethics
 dē (onom.) for the sound of horsehoofs
 dé (river) / old variant of 得[de2]
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