by a verb or an adjective.)
de 的 PARTICLE (attached to a word or phrase to indicate that it is an attribute. 的 de is normally followed by a noun.)
...de huà …的话 CONJ if
děi 得 MODAL V have to
dēng 灯 TRAD 燈 N lamp, lighting
dēnghuǒ 灯火 N lights
dēnglóng 灯笼 N lantern
dēngpào 灯泡 N light bulb
dēng 登 V 1 publish (in a newspaper, a journal, etc.) 2 go up, ascend
dēngjī 登机 V board a plane
dēngjì 登记 V register, check in
dēnglù 登陆 V land (from waters, especially by troops)
dēngshān 登山 V climb a mountain or hill
děng 等1 V wait, wait for
děngdài 等待 V wait (usually used in writing)
děngdào 等到 CONJ by the time, as late as
děnghòu 等候 V Same as 等待 děngdài
děng 等2 N grade, rank, class
děngjí 等级 N grade, rank
děngyú 等于 V be equal to, equal, amount to
děng 等3 PARTICLE 1 and so on and so forth, et cetera 2 (used at the end of a list)
dèng 瞪 V open one’s eyes wide, stare, glare
dèng 凳 N stool (low chair)
dī 低 I ADJ low II V lower
dīdiào 低调 ADJ low key
dīgū 低估 V under estimate
dījí 低级 ADJ 1 elementary 2 vulgar
dīliè 低劣 ADJ inferior
dī 堤 N dike, embankment
dī 滴 M. WORD drop (used for liquids)
dí 敌 TRAD 敵 N enemy
díduì 敌对 ADJ hostile, antagonistic
dírén 敌人 N enemy
díshì 敌视 V be hostile to
dí 笛 N flute
dí 涤 TRAD 滌 V wash, wash away
dí 的 as in 的确 díquè
díquè 的确 ADV really, truly
díshì 的士 N taxi
dí 迪 V enlighten
dísīkē 迪斯科 N disco
dǐ 底 N base, bottom
dǐpiàn 底片 N (film) negative
dǐxia 底下 N underneath, under
dǐxiàn 底线 N bottom line
dǐ 抵 V 1 arrive 2 resist
dǐcháng 抵偿 V compensate for
dǐdá 抵达 V arrive at
dǐkàng 抵抗 V resist
dǐyā 抵押 V pledge ... as security for a loan, mortgage
dǐzhì 抵制 V boycott, reject
dì 地 N earth, ground
dìbǎn 地板 N floor, timber floor
dibù 地步 N 1 extent 2 (poor) condition
dìdài 地带 N region, zone
dìdào 地道 N tunnel, underpass
dìdao 地道 ADJ genuine, authentic
dìdiǎn 地点 N the place for an event or activity, venue
dìfang 地方 N 1 place, location, area 2 part of, aspect
dìlǐ 地理 N geography
dìmiàn 地面 N the earth’s surface, ground
dìqiú 地球 N the earth
dìqū 地区 N region, area
dìshì 地势 N physical features of a place, terrain
dìtǎn 地毯 N carpet
dìtiě 地铁 N underground railway, subway
dìtú 地图 N map
dìwèi 地位 N status, posi tion
dìxià 地下 N underground
dìxíng 地形 N topography, terrain
dìzhèn 地震 N earthquake, seism
dìzhèn xué 地震学 N seismology
dìzhǐ 地址 N address
dìzhì 地质 N geology
dì 帝 N the Supreme Being
dìguó 帝国 N empire
dì 弟 N younger brother
dìmèi 弟妹 N 1 younger brother and younger sister 2 younger brother’s wife
dìxiōng 弟兄 N brothers
dì 递 TRAD 遞 V hand over, pass on
dìjiāo 递交 V hand over, present
dìzēng 递增 V increase progressively
dì 第 PREFIX (used before a number to form an ordinal number)
dì-sānzhě 第三者 N third party, one who has an affair with a married person
diān 颠 TRAD 顛 V bump, jolt
diànbǒ 颠簸 V bump, bump along
diāndǎo 颠倒 V turn upside down, reverse
diānfù 颠覆 V subvert or overturn in
