Definition & Meaning

1.(used after a verb to indicate possibility)

2.(used between a verb and its complement to indicate possibility or capability)

3.(used between a verb/an adjective and its complement to introduce the result or degree)

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Characters with de

de

得

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Final(T3):eVideo guide

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Strokes:

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Traditional:

得

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1
auxiliary word(used after a verb to indicate possibility)
- zhè hái zi shuō bù de mà bù de
  这孩子说不得骂不得。
  This child won't stand any talking-to.
- zhè zhǒng mó gu chī de dàn shì nà zhǒng chī bù de
  这种蘑菇吃得，但是那种吃不得。
  This kind of mushroom is edible, but that kind is not.
- tā qù de wǒ wèi shén me qù bù de
  她去得，我为什么去不得？
  If she can go, why can't I go?
2
auxiliary word(used between a verb and its complement to indicate possibility or capability)
- nà néng bàn de dào
  那能办得到。
  That can be done.
- tā huí de lái ma
  她回得来吗？
  Can she get back?
- zhè nǚ ren shuō de dào zuò de dào
  这女人说得到做得到。
  She is a woman of her word.
- guò de qù
  过得去
  can pass
3
auxiliary word(used between a verb/an adjective and its complement to introduce the result or degree)
- xiě de hěn hǎo
  写得很好
  write extremely well
- rè de hěn
  热得很。
  It is too hot.
- hàn yǔ jiǎng de hěn hǎo
  汉语讲得很好
  speak Chinese very well
- chàng de bù tài hǎo
  唱得不太好
  not sing well

Words and phrases with 得

得色
[word]complacency

Similar-form characters to 得

de
得
hěn
很
ài
碍
huáng
徨
dē
嘚

Chinese Characters with pinyin de

的
used to indicate a modifying and modified relationship
地
底
used after an attributive so as to indicate a possessive relationship

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