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 , Subdomain: Health
    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

• 得法 (doing sth) in the right way; suitable; properly
• 支付得起 to be able to pay; affordable
• 引得 index
• 彼得潘 Peter Pan, the novel character
• 省得 to avoid; so as to save ; to understand
• 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
• 得便宜卖乖(得便宜賣乖) to have benefited from something but pretend otherwise
• 抵得 to undertake; to act as
• 怡然自得 happy and content
• 得空 to have leisure time
• 夺得(奪得) to achieve by force; to seize
• 不得了 extremely; exceedingly
• 自得 to be self satisfied ; to obtain for oneself
• 进退不得(進退不得) can't advance or retreat; no room for maneuver; stalled; in a dilemma
• 得数(得數) numerical answer; solution
• 得宜 proper; appropriate; suitable
• 得了 to be finished ; expressing doubt ; that wil do; enough! ; expressing shock or surprise
• 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
• 鼠得克 difenacoum (anticoagulant and rodenticide)
• 禁得 to be able to support
• 不得已则斗(不得已則鬥) no choice other than to fight
• 得病 to become ill; to contract a disease
• 免不得 unavoidable; bound to (happen)
• 玩儿得转(玩兒得轉) can handle it; up to the task
• 安得 how can it be?
• 赶得上(趕得上) to be able to catch; to be in time for
• 心安理得 to have a clear conscience; to have no qualms about sth
• 近水楼台先得月(近水樓臺先得月) the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first
• 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
• 迫不得已 to have no alternative; compelled by circumstances; forced into
• 热得快(熱得快) immersion heater; electric heater for liquid
• 了得 exceptional; outstanding; dreadful; appalling
• 不晓得(不曉得) do not know
• 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
• 路得 Ruth (name) / Luther
• 放得下 to be able to accomodate; be able to let go
• 利得税(利得稅) profit tax
• 赚得(賺得) to earn
• 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
• 征得 to obtain (permission etc)
• 得体(得體) appropriate to the occasion; fitting
• 优劣得所(優劣得所) progressively less able officers will be asisgned to their proper place
• 记不得(記不得) to not remember
• 舍不得(捨不得) to hate to do something; to begrudge
• 求之不得 to seek something but not obtain it
• 来得容易，去得快(來得容易，去得快) Easy come, easy go.

Also contained in

得荣 、 得克萨斯州 、 佳得乐 、 四向四得 、 持戒者如闇遇明贫人得宝

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