的

PINYIN

de

DEFINITION
  • possessive particle
  • used after an attribute
  • used to form a nominal sentence
  • used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis
EXAMPLE
我的 / wǒ de 
mine
PINYIN

dì

DEFINITION
aim
EXAMPLE
目的 / mù dì 
objective / goal
PINYIN

dí

DEFINITION
really and truly
EXAMPLE
的确 / dí què 
indeed