得 de

1. 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).
2. 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)
3. děi adverb must; ought to
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: (ABC 'děi' 得 aux; NCCED děi '得' 2)
4. 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)
5. 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).
6. dé foreign de
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Foreign Language
   Notes: Used to transliterate foreign names
7. 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).
8. dé verb to result in
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (ABC 'dé' 得 v 2; NCCED dé '得' 9)
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)
10. dé verb to be satisfied
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (ABC 'dé' 得 v 4; NCCED dé '得' 5)
11. 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)
12. 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)
13. 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).
14. děi adjective satisfying
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: (NCCED děi '得' 4)
15. dé verb to contract
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: a disease (NCCED dé '得' 2)
16. dé particle marks permission or possibility
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: (NCCED dé '得' 3)
17. dé particle expressing frustration
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Spoken Language
    Notes: (NCCED dé '得' 8)
18. dé verb to hear
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: To obtain information by hearing it (Kroll 2015 '得' 1a)
19. dé verb to have; there is
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '得' 4)
20. 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

• 得来速(得來速) drive-thru
• 得道多助 a just cause enjoys abundant support; those upholding justice will find help all around
• 心安理得 to have a clear conscience; to have no qualms about sth
• 彼得罗维奇(彼得羅維奇) Petrovich (name)
• 得胜(得勝) to triumph over an opponent
• 鱼与熊掌不可兼得(魚與熊掌不可兼得) the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); you must choose one or the other; you can't always get everything you want
• 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧(留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒) While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn . Where there's life there's hope.
• 未必见得(未必見得) not necessarily; that's not sure
• 猜得透 to have sufficient insight to perceive; to suspect that ...
• 放得下 to be able to accomodate; be able to let go
• 一人得道，鸡犬升天(一人得道，雞犬升天) when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven; to ride on sb else's success; Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
• 落得 ending up as; leading to; resulting in; in total
• 得益 to derive benefit
• 所得 what one acquires; one's gains
• 利害得失 advantages and disadvantages gained or lost
• 算不得 not count as
• 值得敬佩 deserving; worthy of respect; estimable
• 佛得角埃斯库多(佛得角埃斯庫多) Cape Verde escudo
• 犯得上 worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile)
• 完全懂得 to understand completely
• 用得其所 used properly; used for its intended purpose; to put to good use; to serve its purpose
• 有得一比 can be compared; to be very similar
• 千虑一得(千慮一得) a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.)
• 不可得 cannot be obtained
• 没得挑剔(沒得挑剔) excellent in every respect; flawless
• 好得 how can it be possible that
• 不得不 cannot but; have to
• 赶得上(趕得上) to be able to catch; to be in time for
• 非得 must
• 旗开得胜(旗開得勝) to win a victory on raising the flag; to start on something and have immediate success
• 信得过(信得過) trustworthy; believable
• 得名 to become famous ; to be named
• 得手 to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed
• 吃得消 to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc); to be able to afford
• 去得 can go
• 得寸进尺(得寸進尺) win an inch, want a foot; not satisfied with small gains; give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
• 谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好(誰笑到最後，誰笑得最好) He laughs best who laughs last.
• 亚得里亚海(亞得里亞海) Adriatic Sea
• 师得不劳(師得不勞) avoiding toil for the soldiers
• 各得其所 each in the correct place; each is provided for
• 躲得过初一，躲不过十五(躲得過初一，躲不過十五) you may go undetected during the new moon, but at full moon you'll be found out; you can't put it off forever
• 由不得 cannot help; to be beyond control of
• 得数(得數) numerical answer; solution

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得文 、 利雅得 、 彼得堡 、 拍立得 、 阿得莱德 、 宾得 、 得意之作 、 得荣县

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