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

自鸣意 zì míng dé yì to think highly of oneself
胜 dé shèng to triumph over an opponent
岛 luó dé dǎo Rhode Island, US state; Rhodes, an island of Greece
失 dé shī gains and losses; success and failure; merits and demerits
火热 dǎ de huǒ rè to carry on intimately with (idiom); ardent relationship (esp. between lovers); billing and cooing
无厌 tān dé wú yàn avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
而知 bù dé ér zhī unknown; unable to find out
其乐 zì dé qí lè to find amusement in one's own way; to enjoy oneself quietly
奖 dé jiǎng to win a prize
一提 zhí de yī tí to be worth mentioning
zhǐ dé to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
圣彼堡 shèng bǐ dé bǎo Saint Petersburg (city in Russia)
心应手 dé xīn yìng shǒu lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job; entirely in one's element; going smoothly and easily
zǒng děi must; have to; be bound to
yào dé good; fine
克萨斯州 dé kè sà sī zhōu Texas, US state
梅因 dé méi yīn Des Moines, capital of Iowa
圣彼 shèng bǐ dé Saint Peter
其反 shì dé qí fǎn to produce the opposite of the desired result
shěng de to avoid; so as to save (money or time)
意洋洋 dé yì yáng yáng joyfully satisfied; to be immensely proud of oneself; proudly; an air of complacency
霍华 huò huá dé Howard (name)
起 jīng de qǐ to be able to withstand; to be able to endure
及 gǎn dé jí there is still time (to do sth); to be able to do sth in time; to be able to make it
liǎo de exceptional; outstanding; dreadful; appalling