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

• 草木得常理 herbs and trees are in perpetual rotation
• 用得着(用得著) to be able to use; useable; to have a use for something; (in interrogative sentence) to be necessary to
• 夙愿得偿(夙願得償) to have a long-cherished wish realized
• 浪得虚名(浪得虛名) to have an undeserved reputation
• 近水楼台先得月(近水樓臺先得月) the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first
• 得着(得著) to obtain
• 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
• 得力 able; capable; competent; efficient ; to obtain help
• 得知 to find out; to know; to learn of
• 万不得已(萬不得已) only when absolutely essential; as a last resort
• 用得其所 used properly; used for its intended purpose; to put to good use; to serve its purpose
• 得所 find one's place
• 看得起 to show respect for; to think highly of
• 得票率 percentage of votes obtained
• 得气(得氣) to obtain qi, the sensation of electrical tingling, numbness, soreness etc at the meridian where accupuncture needle is inserted
• 变得(變得) to become
• 获得者(獲得者) recipient
• 撑得主(撐得主) able to support
• 旗开得胜(旗開得勝) to win a victory on raising the flag; to start on something and have immediate success
• 既得利益 vested interest
• 犹鱼得水(猶魚得水) like a fish in water
• 常言说得好(常言說得好) as the saying goes; as they say...
• 自鸣得意(自鳴得意) to think highly of oneself
• 使不得 cannot be used; must not
• 得意洋洋 joyfully satisfied; to be immensely proud of oneself; proudly; an air of complacency
• 得道多助 a just cause enjoys abundant support; those upholding justice will find help all around
• 悠然自得 carefree
• 憋得慌 to be completely exasperated
• 差得多 fall short by a large amount
• 敖贝得(敖貝得) Obed (name)
• 得道多助，失道寡助 A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)
• 彼得潘 Peter Pan, the novel character
• 得势(得勢) to win power; to get authority; to become dominant
• 得宠(得寵) to be a favorite
• 千虑一得(千慮一得) a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.)
• 赢得(贏得) to win; to gain
• 得人 win the people
• 照得 let it be known
• 必得 must
• 怨不得 cannot blame; no wonder
• 利得 profit; gain
• 去得 can go
• 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
• 购得(購得) to purchase; to acquire
• 不得其门而入(不得其門而入) to be unable to get in; to fail to find a proper approach to handling sth

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四向四得 、 修得佛性 、 得佛 、 镇得住 、 离苦得乐 、 得度

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