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

了 shòu de liǎo to put up with; to endure
不到 dé bù dào cannot get; cannot obtain
病 dé bìng to fall ill; to contract a disease
者 huò dé zhě recipient
来 hé de lái to get along well; compatible; also written 和得來|和得来[he2 de5 lai2]
天晓 tiān xiǎo de Heaven knows!
duó dé to take (after a struggle); to wrest; to seize; to capture; to win (a trophy)
见不人 jiàn bu dé rén shameful
suǒ dé what one acquires; one's gains
bó dé to win; to gain
当 dé dàng appropriate; suitable
求之不 qiú zhī bù dé lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
上 chēng de shàng can be counted as
迫不已 pò bù dé yǐ to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances; forced into sth
过 xìn de guò trustworthy; reliable
寸进尺 dé cùn jìn chǐ lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains; give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
shě de to be willing to part with sth
手 dé shǒu to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed
益 dé yì to derive benefit
去 guò dé qù lit. can pass through (an opening); fig. can get by (in life); tolerably well; not too bad; How are you getting by?; How's life?
如鱼水 rú yú dé shuǐ like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
克萨斯 dé kè sà sī Texas, US state
住 kào de zhù reliable; trustworthy
起 duì de qǐ not to let sb down; to treat sb fairly; be worthy of
心安理 xīn ān lǐ dé to have a clear conscience; to have no qualms about sth