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
- 求之不得 to seek something but not obtain it
- 差得多 fall short by a large amount
- 鼠得克 difenacoum (anticoagulant and rodenticide)
- 害得 to cause or lead to something bad
- 差得远(差得遠) greatly different
- 舍得一身剐,敢把皇帝拉下马(捨得一身剮,敢把皇帝拉下馬) one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor
- 见得(見得) to seem; to appear; (in a negative or interrogative sentence) to be sure
- 自鸣得意(自鳴得意) to think highly of oneself
- 心得安 propranolol
- 得尔塔(得爾塔) delta
- 称得上(稱得上) can be counted as
- 苟得 to take something that you should not
- 够得着(夠得著) to reach; to be up to
- 小人得志 a vile character flourishes
- 触手可得(觸手可得) within reach
- 吃得了 can eat
- 吃得开(吃得開) to be popular; to be getting on well; much in demand
- 贪得无厌(貪得無厭) greedy and never satisfied
- 洋洋自得 immensely pleased with oneself; proud; complacent
- 不得已而为之(不得已而為之) to have no other choice; to be the last resort
- 听得见(聽得見) audible
- 识得(識得) to know
- 得票率 percentage of votes obtained
- 迫不得已 to have no alternative; compelled by circumstances; forced into
- 易取得 accessible
- 浪得虚名(浪得虛名) to have an undeserved reputation
- 得心应手(得心應手) skilled at the job; entirely in one's element; going smoothly and easily
- 标得(標得) to win in a bid
- 得志 to succeed ; to accomplish one's ambition; a dream come true; to enjoy success
- 哭笑不得 not to know whether to laugh or cry; both funny and extremely embarrassing
- 凡得瓦力 (molecular physics) van der Waals force
- 吓得发抖(嚇得發抖) tremble with fear
- 值得称赞(值得稱讚) commendable
- 用得其所 used properly; used for its intended purpose; to put to good use; to serve its purpose
- 动辄得咎(動輒得咎) faulted at every turn; can't get anything right
- 一举二得(一舉二得) to achieve two objectives with one move
- 划得来(划得來) worth it; it pays to
- 得天独厚(得天獨厚) obtain favorable natural conditions by oneself; blessed by heaven; enjoying exceptional advantages; favored by nature
- 容不得 unable to tolerate; intolerant; unable to bear sth
- 值得 to be worth; to deserve
- 咎有应得(咎有應得) to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc)
- 记不得(記不得) to not remember
- 过得(過得) How are you getting by?; How's life?; contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by; tolerably well
Also contained in
佳得乐 、 得克萨斯 、 设得兰群岛 、 祀得 、 佛得角 、 罗得岛 、 温得和克 、 雅温得
Word is mentioned most frequently in
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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
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- 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