得 — how well something is done
Pattern: V + 得 + comment
Verb + 得 + comment says how well it’s done: 他说得很好 “he speaks well”, 你跑得真快. If the verb has an object, repeat the verb: 他说汉语说得很好 (or 他汉语说得很好).
Examples
| 1 | 他说得很好。 tā shuō de hěn hǎo He speaks well. |
| 2 | 你跑得真快！ nǐ pǎo de zhēn kuài You run really fast! |
| 3 | 她汉语说得很流利。 tā Hànyǔ shuō de hěn liúlì She speaks fluent Chinese. |
| 4 | 我今天起得很早。 wǒ jīntiān qǐ de hěn zǎo I got up early today. |
A common mistake
- ✕ Wrong:
他说汉语得很好。→ ✓ Right: 他说汉语说得很好。 - ✕ Wrong:
他说很好得。→ ✓ Right: 他说得很好。
Explanations and examples by Zitou. Pinyin added automatically and checked.