得

deㄉㄜ˙

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TOCFL 1

Meaning

Meanings

1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

Examples

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大部份的人覺得我瘋了。

Most people think I'm crazy.

他说得很大声。

他說得很大聲。

He spoke very loudly.

你咖啡喝得太多了。

You drink too much coffee.

金子比水重得多。

Gold is far heavier than water.

金子比水重得多。

Gold is much heavier than water.

Grammar

Grammar using 得

得

Degree complements with 得 (de) · A1 · TOCFL a1

得

Comparing actions with 得 (de) · A1 · TOCFL a1

Degree complements in comparisons

A1 · TOCFL a1

得不

Potential complements with 得 and 不 · A2 · TOCFL a2

得

So... that... complements with 得 · A2 · TOCFL a2

极了得不得了得很

Strong degree complements with 极了, 得不得了, and 得很 · A2 · TOCFL a2

Characters

Character breakdown

寸

cùn

a unit of length

Related: 得

不得

bù dé

must not

使得

shǐ de

usable; serviceable

来得

lái de

to emerge (from a comparison)

值得

zhí de

worth the money

免得

miǎn de

so as not to; so as to avoid

取得

qǔ dé

to acquire; to get; to obtain

只得

zhǐ dé

to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to

得了

dé le

all right!

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