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得

de · dé · děi

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

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Meanings of 得 in English

deHSK 2particleSyllabus #332
  1. structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
déHSK 3verbSyllabus #583
  1. to obtain
  2. to get
  3. to gain
  4. to catch (a disease)
  5. to allow
  6. to permit
  7. proper
  8. suitable
děiHSK 3verbSyllabus #587
  1. to have to
  2. to need to
  3. must
  4. ought to

Example sentences

  1. 我饿得跟饿虎扑羊似的。
    wǒ è dé gēn è hǔ pū yáng shì de。
    I'm as hungry as a horse.
    Tatoeba #5092076 by mirrorvan · #321302 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 我们被逼得走投无路了。
    wǒ men bèi bī dé zǒu tóu wú lù le。
    We were driven to the wall.
    Tatoeba #5092042 by mirrorvan · #22853 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 我得了一種可怕的感冒。
    wǒ dé le yī zhǒng kě pà de gǎn mào。
    I've caught a terrible cold.
    Tatoeba #835700 by Martha · #34712 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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