得
dé
HSK level: HSK 2
Meaning
to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented
Other reading: dè
used in 得瑟 dè se
Other reading: de
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
Other reading: děi
to have to; must; ought to; to need to
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Examples
做得好！
Zuò de hǎo!
Good job!
做得很好。
Zuò de hěn hǎo.
It's well done.
我起得早。
Wǒ qǐ de zǎo.
I woke up early.
Words with this character
觉得 jué de to think that ...得到 dé dào to get记得 jì de to remember获得 huò dé to obtain值得 zhí de worth the money不得不 bù dé bù have no choice or option but to取得 qǔ dé to acquire赢得 yíng dé to win显得 xiǎn de to seem懂得 dǒng de to understand使得 shǐ de usable得知 dé zhī to find out得分 dé fēn to score a point得了 dé le all right!难得 nán dé seldom晓得 xiǎo de to know得出 dé chū to obtain得以 dé yǐ able to得意 dé yì proud of oneself来得及 lái de jí to have enough time怪不得 guài bu de no wonder!非得 fēi děi must懒得 lǎn de to not feel like