Pronunciation
:
de
Meaning
:
(particle) structural particle used to describe how someone does something – the degree, manner, or result of an action
HSK
:
2
Notes
:
Also as

  • [HSK2] (verb) (dé) get, and [HSK4] (verb) (děi) must/obligation
得
Pronunciation
:
de
Meaning
:
  1. (particle) used afer a verb or an adjective to express possibility or capability
  2. (particle) inserted between a verb and its complement to express possibility or capability
  3. (particle) used to link a verb or an adjective to a complement which describes the manner or degree
Radical
:
彳
Strokes
:
11
Traditional
:
得
Notes
:
also as dé
Sentences:
他跑得很快。
He runs very fast.

tā pǎo de hěn kuài 。

他
:
he
跑
:
run
得
:
particle (degree)
很
:
very
快
:
fast
你说得很好。
You speak very well.

nǐ shuō de hěn hǎo 。

你
:
you
说
:
speak
得
:
particle (degree)
很
:
very
好
:
well/good
孩子们玩得很开心。
The children played very happily.

hái zi men wán de hěn kāi xīn 。

孩子们
:
children
玩
:
play
得
:
particle (degree)
很
:
very
开心
:
happy
我吃得太多了。
I ate too much.

wǒ chī de tài duō le 。

我
:
I
吃
:
eat
得
:
particle (degree)
太
:
too
多
:
much
了
:
particle
我写得完。
I can finish writing it.

wǒ xiě de wán 。

我
:
I
写
:
write
得
:
particle (possibility)
完
:
finish
他英语学得很快。
He learns English very quickly.

tā yīng yǔ xué de hěn kuài 。

他
:
he
英语
:
English
学
:
learn
得
:
particle (degree)
很
:
very
快
:
fast/quickly