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

悉 dé xī to learn about; to be informed
gòu dé to purchase; to acquire
bì děi must; have to
患失 huàn dé huàn shī to worry about personal gains and losses
开 xiǎng de kāi to not take to heart; to be free of worried thoughts; to adopt a lighthearted perspective; lighthearted
人心 bù dé rén xīn not to enjoy popular support; to be unpopular
里亚海 yà dé lǐ yà hǎi Adriatic Sea
意门生 dé yì mén shēng favorite pupil
洋洋自 yáng yáng zì dé immensely pleased with oneself (idiom); proud; complacent
算不 suàn bù dé not count as
kuī de fortunately; luckily; (sarcastic) fancy that, how fortunate!
要不 yào bu de intolerable; unacceptable
来 huá de lái worth it; it pays to
多劳多 duō láo duō dé work more and get more
zhēng dé to obtain (permission etc)
旗开胜 qí kāi dé shèng lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success; success in a single move
利益 jì dé lì yì vested interest
着 fàn de zháo worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile); also written 犯得上
性 huò dé xìng acquired (i.e. not inborn)
起 kàn de qǐ to show respect for; to think highly of
yǐn dé index (loanword)
宠 dé chǒng to be a favorite; favor
荣 dé róng Dêrong county (Tibetan: sde rong rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州|甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
法 dé fǎ (doing sth) in the right way; suitable; properly
快 rè de kuài immersion heater; electric heater for liquid