得 de
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de
particle
potential marker
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Structural Particle 结构助词
Notes: In this use, 得 is a sentence particle used after a verb to show possibility. 得 must be placed after a verb or adjective and before a complement of degree (ABC 'de' 得 sp; Kroll 2015 '得' 3; NCCED de '得' 1). -
dé
verb
to obtain; to get; to gain; to attain; to win
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: The verb 得 may be used before a noun or pronoun or with a following verb. 得 is used in this sense in both literary and modern Chinese (ABC 'dé' 得 v 1; Giles 1892 '得'; Kroll 2015 '得' 1; NCCED dé '得' 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 122). For example, in literary Chinese, 是故君子有大道,必忠信以得之 'Thus we see that the sovereign [junzi] has a great course to pursue. He must show entire self-devotion and sincerity to attain it.' (Book of Rites, Great Learning 禮記‧大學, trans. by Legge 1885) -
děi
adverb
must; ought to
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: (ABC 'děi' 得 aux; NCCED děi '得' 2) -
děi
verb
to want to; to need to
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: (ABC 'děi' 得 v 1; NCCED děi '得' 1) -
děi
auxiliary verb
must; ought to
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In this sense, 得 is an auxiliary verb expressing obligation. The negative form is 不用 or 不要. It began to be used in this sense from the Tang (ABC 'děi' 得 v 2; NCCED děi '得' 3; Norman 1988, p. 125). -
dé
foreign
de
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Foreign Language
Notes: Used to transliterate foreign names -
de
infix
infix potential marker
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: 得 is one of the two infixes in Chinese, the other being 不 'not'. For example, 看得见 'can see' and 找得到 'can find' (ABC 'de' 得 infix; Kroll 2015 '得' 2; NCCED de '得' 2; Sun 2006, loc. 728). -
dé
verb
to result in
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (ABC 'dé' 得 v 2; NCCED dé '得' 9) -
dé
verb
to be proper; to fit; to suit
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (ABC 'dé' 得 v 3; NCCED dé '得' 4) -
dé
verb
to be satisfied
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (ABC 'dé' 得 v 4; NCCED dé '得' 5) -
dé
verb
to be finished
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Spoken Language
Notes: (ABC 'dé' 得 v 5; NCCED dé '得' 6) -
de
particle
result of degree
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Structural Particle 结构助词
Notes: In this use, 得 is a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect or degree (NCCED de '得' 3). For example, 他都知道得清清楚楚 'he knows everything very clearly.' (Ye Shengtao, 1999, p. 6) -
de
particle
marks completion of an action
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In this use in spoken Chinese, 得 is a sentence particle used after a verb to show completion of an action (NCCED de '得' 4). -
děi
adjective
satisfying
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: (NCCED děi '得' 4) -
dé
verb
to contract
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: a disease (NCCED dé '得' 2) -
dé
particle
marks permission or possibility
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: (NCCED dé '得' 3) -
dé
particle
expressing frustration
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Spoken Language
Notes: (NCCED dé '得' 8) -
dé
verb
to hear
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: To obtain information by hearing it (Kroll 2015 '得' 1a) -
dé
verb
to have; there is
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '得' 4) -
dé
verb
marks time passed
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 得 is used before a time word (Kroll 2015 '得' 5)
Contained in
- 想得美 in your dreams!; as if!; You wish!; I wish that were so
- 获得者(獲得者) recipient
- 逍遥自得(逍遙自得) doing as one pleases; foot-loose and fancy free
- 落得 ending up as; leading to; resulting in; in total
- 不得不 cannot but; have to
- 旗开得胜(旗開得勝) to win a victory on raising the flag; to start on something and have immediate success
- 听得见(聽得見) audible
- 打狗还得看主人(打狗還得看主人) when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master
- 贪得无厌(貪得無厭) greedy and never satisfied
- 触地得分(觸地得分) to score a try ; to score a touchdown
- 有所得必有所失 there is no gain without a loss; there is no such thing as a free meal
- 得志 to succeed ; to accomplish one's ambition; a dream come true; to enjoy success
- 显得(顯得) to seem; to look; to appear
- 不可得 cannot be obtained
- 动弹不得(動彈不得) to be unable to move a single step
- 没得挑剔(沒得挑剔) excellent in every respect; flawless
- 佛得角埃斯库多(佛得角埃斯庫多) Cape Verde escudo
- 过得去(過得去) can pass through (an opening); can get by (in life); tolerably well; not too bad; How are you getting by?
- 信得过(信得過) trustworthy; believable
- 鼠得克 difenacoum (anticoagulant and rodenticide)
- 得不偿失(得不償失) the gains do not make up for the losses
- 舍得(捨得) to be willing to part with
- 得亏(得虧) luckily; fortunately
- 值得敬佩 deserving; worthy of respect; estimable
- 得意门生(得意門生) favorite pupil
- 博得 to win; to gain
- 岳得尔歌(嶽得爾歌) to yodel
- 打得破 can break
- 丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆(醜媳婦早晚也得見公婆) the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law
- 得一望二 gain one and hope to gain two; to be overly greedy
- 看得起 to show respect for; to think highly of
- 活得不耐烦(活得不耐煩) to be tired of living; to be asking for trouble
- 亚得里亚海(亞得里亞海) Adriatic Sea
- 一举二得(一舉二得) to achieve two objectives with one move
- 霍华得(霍華得) Howard (name)
- 拿得起放得下 can pick it up or put it down; to take what comes; to meet gains or losses with equanimity
- 不得要领(不得要領) to fail to grasp the main points
- 志得意满(志得意滿) fully content with one's achievements; complacent
- 弗里得里希 Friedrich (name)
- 万不得已(萬不得已) only when absolutely essential; as a last resort
- 取得胜利(取得勝利) to prevail; to achieve victory; to be victorious
- 常言说得好(常言說得好) as the saying goes; as they say...
- 要不得 intolerable; unacceptable
Also contained in
所见即所得 、 得荣县 、 万事得 、 彼得堡 、 只赢得眼睛也落地 、 修得佛性 、 雅温得 、 利雅得
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- 第二十四回 Chapter 24 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 91
- Daode Jing 《道德經》 Daode Jing 道德經 — count: 89
- 卷五十二 志第四: 曆一 Volume 52 Treatises 5: Calendar 1 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 82
- 卷17 志第12 律曆中 Volume 17 Treatises 12: Measures and the Calendar 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 79
- 第三 律曆下 曆法 Volume 93: Rhythm and the Calendar Part Three Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 78
- 卷二十一 律曆志 Volume 21: Treatise on Rhythm and the Calendar Book of Han 漢書 — count: 76
- 卷二十八上 志第十八上 曆四上 Volume 28a Treatises 20: Calendar 4a New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 71
- 卷三十三 志第九 曆三 Volume 33 Treatises 9: Calendar 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 69
- 卷九十四上 匈奴傳 Volume 94a: Traditions of the Xiongnu 1 Book of Han 漢書 — count: 60
- 卷四百〇九 列傳第一百六十八 高定子 高斯得 張忠恕 唐璘 Volume 409 Biographies 168: Gao Dingzi, Gao Side, Zhang Zhongshu, Tang Lin History of Song 宋史 — count: 59