de

obtain, get, gain, acquire

DEFINITIONS

得 de
  • structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
得 dé
  • to obtain
  • to get
  • to gain
  • to catch (a disease)
  • proper
  • suitable
  • proud
  • contented
  • to allow
  • to permit
  • ready
  • finished
得 děi
  • to have to
  • must
  • ought to
  • to need to

STROKES

WORDS

到 dé dào to get; to obtain; to receive
yíng dé to win; to gain
bǐ dé Peter (name)
qǔ dé to acquire; to get; to obtain
yīng dé to deserve
知 dé zhī to find out; to know; to learn about
分 dé fēn to score
dǒng de to understand; to know; to comprehend
xiǎo de to know
fēi děi (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
了 dé le all right!; that's enough!
了 dé liǎo (emphatically, in rhetorical questions) possible
使 shǐ de usable; workable; feasible; doable; to make; to cause
bù dé must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot
rèn de to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know
出 dé chū to obtain (results); to arrive at (a conclusion)
以 dé yǐ able to; so that sb can; enabling; in order to; finally in a position to; with sth in view
逞 dé chěng to prevail; to have one's way; to get away with it
lái de to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to
主 dé zhǔ recipient (of an award); winner (in a competition)
lǎn dé not to feel like (doing sth); disinclined to
见 kàn dé jiàn can see; visible
通 xíng de tōng practicable; realizable; will work
救 dé jiù to be saved
体 dé tǐ appropriate to the occasion; fitting