A1 · Grammar reference
Expressing possession with "de"
In Chinese, possession is marked with the particle 的 (de), placed after the "owner" noun or noun phrase. This particle works in a similar way to apostrophe-"s" in English, but is used much more broadly in Chinese. This article highlights one of its simplest and most common usages.
- Keywords
- 的 · My · His · Her · Their · Our
- Used for
- Expressing possession
- Classification
- Particles · HSK1
Examples (10)
我的老师
你的手机
我们的钱
他们的东西
爸爸的车
你们的菜
北京的空气
公司的老板
上海的天气
老师的朋友
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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