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

• 他说得出来做得出来(他說得出來做得出來) he acts up to his words
• 沉得住气(沉得住氣) to stay calm; to keep one's composure
• 吃得苦中苦，方为人上人(吃得苦中苦，方為人上人) one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations
• 易取得 accessible
• 利得 profit; gain
• 不由得 can not help; cannot but ; can not permit
• 彼得潘 Peter Pan, the novel character
• 触地得分(觸地得分) to score a try ; to score a touchdown
• 憋得慌 to be completely exasperated
• 少不得 cannot be avoided; cannot do without
• 放得下 to be able to accomodate; be able to let go
• 变得(變得) to become
• 听得懂(聽得懂) to understand (by hearing); to catch (what somebody says)
• 凡得瓦力 (molecular physics) van der Waals force
• 不能得地之利 will not be able to take advantage of the terrain
• 来得及(來得及) there is still time
• 得亏(得虧) luckily; fortunately
• 要风得风，要雨得雨(要風得風，要雨得雨) to get whatever one wants; to have everything going one's way
• 看得过(看得過) presentable; passable
• 不得而知 unknown; unable to find out
• 弗里得里希 Friedrich (name)
• 既得利益 vested interest
• 犯得上 worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile)
• 得知 to find out; to know; to learn of
• 划得来(划得來) worth it; it pays to
• 差得远(差得遠) greatly different
• 怨不得 cannot blame; no wonder
• 赶得上(趕得上) to be able to catch; to be in time for
• 得心应手(得心應手) skilled at the job; entirely in one's element; going smoothly and easily
• 称得上(稱得上) can be counted as
• 受得了 to put up with; to endure
• 引得 index
• 禁得住 can be restrained; can be tolerated
• 购得(購得) to purchase; to acquire
• 必得 must
• 习得性(習得性) acquired; learned
• 触手可得(觸手可得) within reach
• 动辄得咎(動輒得咎) faulted at every turn; can't get anything right
• 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.
• 来得容易，去得快(來得容易，去得快) Easy come, easy go.
• 草木得常理 herbs and trees are in perpetual rotation
• 要得 good; fine
• 取得一致 to reach a consensus
• 成败得失(成敗得失) lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom); fig. to weigh up various factors
• 晓得(曉得) to know

Also contained in

得荣 、 佛得角 、 镇得住 、 祀得 、 乍得湖 、 离苦得乐

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