Character

得

de HSK 1
dé HSK 3
děi HSK 7
得 de HSK 1
  • 1. particle after a verb or adjective linking a complement of state or degree
  • 2. particle after a verb-object structure linking a complement of result or degree
  • 3. particle after a verb indicating possibility or permission: ① followed by other words; ② not followed by other words
  • 4. particle after a verb indicating completion or continuation of an action or state (mainly in early vernacular Chinese)
  • 5. particle after a verb or adjective where what follows 得 is left unsaid, implying 'beyond description'
Words using 得 as de (16)
得 dé HSK 3
  • 1. to get; to obtain (opposite of 失)
  • 2. to produce a result through calculation
  • 3. suitable; fitting
  • 4. to feel satisfied; to be pleased
  • 5. (colloq.) to complete; to finish
  • 6. (colloq.) indicates no need to say more; expresses agreement or prohibition
  • 7. (colloq.) indicates helplessness; resignation
  • 8. auxiliary verb before another verb indicating permission (mainly in laws and official documents)
  • 9. placed before another verb to indicate possibility (mostly in negative form)
  • 10. (dial.) auxiliary verb before a monosyllabic verb indicating ease or convenience
  • 11. a surname
Words using 得 as dé (37)
得 děi HSK 7
  • 1. (colloq.) auxiliary verb: to need; to require
  • 2. must; to be necessary in will or fact
  • 3. (colloq.) auxiliary verb indicating inevitable inference; must (surely)
  • 4. (dial.) satisfied; happy; comfortable
Words using 得 as děi (1)
Structure & writing
得 dé — to get; to obtain (opposite of 失)
Xpinyin

得 is not used as a component in any other character.

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