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

• 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

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