Structural particle 的 “de” (Chinese Grammar)

的 [de]

1. 的 [de] – a possessive particle, placed after pronouns, not used to denote family and close relationships.

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2. 的 [de] – is placed between the description and the subject.

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If the description consists of one character, then 的 [de] is not used.

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If this description is preceded by 很 [hěn] “very” / 太 [tài] “too” / another adverb, then 的 [de] is still required:

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的 [de] is sometimes used to replace the noun in question in context to avoid tautology.

的 [de] does not fit between a character and a noun when soldering (always used together).