得

dé/de/děi

to obtain; to get

HSK 3.0 · Level 2 HSK 2.0 · Level 2 particleverb

Meaning

dé as in 得到 de2

to obtain
to get
to gain
to catch (a disease)
proper
suitable
proud
contented
to allow
to permit
ready
finished

de as in 觉得 de5

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

děi as in 非得 dei3

to have to
must
ought to
to need to

Example sentences

fùqīn父亲de的Yīngyǔ英语jiǎng讲dé得bǐ比māma妈妈hǎo好。

Dad's English is better than Mum's.
dé得bù不dào到de的dōngxī东西jiù就zuì最xiǎng想dédào得到。

It is the things that we do not possess which seem to us most desirable.
méiyǒu没有rén人shuō说dé得chūlái出来tā她zài在nǎlǐ哪里。

No one could tell where she was.
nǐ你méiyǒu没有nǐ你jiějie姐姐qǐ起dé得nàme那么zǎo早。

You don't get up as early as your sister.

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