Expressing possession with "de"

In Chinese, possession is marked with the particle 的. This particle work's in a similar way to 's (apostrophe s) in English, but is used much more widely.

Structure

Noun 1 + 的 + Noun 2

Examples

• 我 的 啤酒。
• 你 的 葡萄酒。
• 他 的 书。
• 他们 的 东西。
• 小李 的 手机。

See also

• Expressing close possession
• Modifying nouns with adjective + de
• Modifying nouns with phrase + de

Sources and further reading

Books

• Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 45) →buy
• New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1) (pp. 87) →buy
• New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)(2nd ed) (pp. 101-2) →buy
• New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2) (pp. 64-5) →buy