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得
de
1. structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

得
dé
to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
HSK 2 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

得瑟
dèse
to be cocky
得逞
déchěng
to prevail
得宠
déchǒng
to be a favorite
得奖
déjiǎng
to win a prize
得着
dézháo
to obtain
得证
dézhèng
to obtain a proof
得力
délì
able
HSK 6
得宜
déyí
proper
得救
déjiù
to be saved
得法
défǎ
(doing sth) in the right way
得知
dézhī
to find out
得色
désè
pleased with oneself
得要
děiyào
to need
得志
dézhì
to accomplish one's ambition
彼得
Bǐdé
Peter (name)
得到
dédào
to get
得胜
déshèng
to triumph over an opponent
得失
déshī
gains and losses
得悉
déxī
to learn about
得手
déshǒu
to go smoothly

Example Sentences (10)

老师，我来中国留学两年了，但是我的汉语水平提高得一点儿也不快啊。
Lǎoshī, wǒ lái Zhōngguó liúxué liǎng nián le, dànshì wǒ de Hànyǔ shuǐpíng tígāo de yìdiǎnr yě bù kuài a.
Teacher, I've been studying in China for two years, but my Chinese isn't improving fast at all.
Text 1
马可，你的中文说得越来越好了！
Mǎkě,nǐ de Zhōngwén shuō de yuè lái yuè hǎo le!
Marco, your Chinese is getting better and better!
Text 1
再来点儿米饭吧，你吃得太少了。
Zài lái diǎnr mǐfàn ba,nǐ chī de tài shǎo le.
Have a bit more rice, you've eaten too little.
Text 2
雨下得真大。你怎么回去？我送你吧。
Yǔ xià de zhēn dà.Nǐ zěnme huí qù?Wǒ sòng nǐ ba.
It’s raining really hard. How will you get back? I’ll give you a ride.
Text 3
这可能是因为工作太忙，忙得没时间跟别人见面，累得不愿意和别人多说话。
Zhè kěnéng shì yīnwèi gōngzuò tài máng, máng de méi shíjiān gēn bié rén jiànmiàn, lèi de bú yuànyì hé bié rén duō shuōhuà.
This may be because work is too busy, so busy that there’s no time to meet others, and so tired that they don’t want to talk much with others.
Text 4
哪里哪里，我们班王静说得更好。
nǎlǐ nǎlǐ,wǒmen bān Wáng Jìng shuō de gèng hǎo.
Not at all, Wang Jing in our class speaks even better.
Text 1
这可能是因为工作太忙，忙得没时间跟别人见面，累得不愿意和别人多说话。
Zhè kěnéng shì yīnwèi gōngzuò tài máng, máng de méi shíjiān gēn bié rén jiànmiàn, lèi de bú yuànyì hé bié rén duō shuōhuà.
This may be because work is too busy, so busy that there’s no time to meet others, and so tired that they don’t want to talk much with others.
Text 4
是啊，你穿得太少了，我们进房间吧。
Shì a,nǐ chuān de tài shǎo le,wǒmen jìn fángjiān ba.
Yeah, you're wearing too little, let's go into the room.
Text 3
你做饭做得怎么样？
Nǐ zuò fàn zuò de zěnme yàng?
How well do you cook?
Text 2
住得远真的很累！
Zhù de yuǎn zhēn de hěn lèi!
Living far away is really tiring!
Text 4

Alternate Entries

得
dé
to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished
HSK 4
得
děi
to have to / must / ought to / to need to
HSK 4

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
38
Word Frequency Rank
39 of 84,292