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Meaning of 得

Pinyin dé、 děi、 de

Radical

彳

Strokes

Definition

obtain / get / gain / proper / suitable / proud / contented / allow / permit / ready / finished, a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect / degree or possibility, to have to / must / ought to / to need to

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得 [dé] Meaning: 1. To get; to obtain; to gain. - Examples: 得到 (to receive), 得失 (gains and losses), 得益 (to gain benefit), 得空 (to have spare time), 得便 (to gain convenience), 得力 (to have strength), 得济 (to be benefited), 心得 (insights gained). 2. To be suitable or appropriate. - Examples: 得劲 (to suit one's strength), 得当 (to be appropriate), 得法 (to be in accordance), 得体 (to be fitting). 3. To be satisfied; to derive satisfaction. - Examples: 得意 (to be pleased), 扬扬自得 (to be self-satisfied). 4. To complete or achieve; to realize. - Examples: 饭得了 (the meal is finished), 得逞 (to succeed), 得志 (to achieve one's ambitions). 5. Can; to permit. - Example: 不得随地吐痰 (spitting in public is not allowed). 6. Colloquial (1. to express prohibition, as in “得了，别说了”; 2. to express agreement, as in “得，就这么办”). 得 [dé] (verb) - Original meaning: To obtain; to acquire. - Form: A compound character, where the right side represents wealth (贝) and the left side indicates action (彳), symbolizing gaining something through effort. Derived meanings: 1. The same as the original meaning (to obtain what was not previously owned). 2. To find. 3. To learn of; to hear about. 4. To capture. 5. Also indicates being captured or arrested. 6. To succeed; to complete. 7. To fit; to suit. 8. To possess; to have. 9. To be grateful; to express gratitude. 10. Auxillary verb, meaning can or able to. 11. Proud; satisfied. 12. To see. 得 [dé] (noun) 1. Harvest; insights gained. 2. Virtue; moral character; a virtuous person. 得 [děi] (verb) 1. Used colloquially to express necessity; must. 2. To express something that absolutely needs to be done. 3. To indicate something that is likely to occur. 得 [de] (auxiliary) 1. Used after a verb to indicate possibility. 2. Used after a verb or adjective to connect words expressing result or degree. 得 [de] (auxiliary) 1. Used after verbs to indicate capability. 2. Used between a verb and its complement to indicate possibility. 3. Used after verbs or adjectives to connect words expressing degree or result. (*From traditional dictionary explanation) - Meaning: To suffer; as in "he has committed many wrongdoings, so receiving retribution is warranted."

动辄得咎 dòng zhé dé jiù

faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right

得名 dé míng

to get one's name / named (after sth)

得了吧 dé le ba

come on

得天独厚 dé tiān dú hòu

blessed by heaven (idiom) / enjoying exceptional advantages / favored by nature

来得及 lái de jí

there's still time / able to do sth in time

变得 biàn de

to become

只得 zhǐ dé

to have no alternative but to / to be obliged to

得其所哉 dé qí suǒ zāi

have got to the right place

哭笑不得 kū xiào bù dé

lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / both funny and extremely embarrassing / between laughter and tears

唾手可得 tuò shǒu kě dé

easily obtained / readily available

圣彼得堡 Shèng Bǐ dé bǎo

Saint Petersburg (city in Russia)

彼得堡 Bǐ dé bǎo

Petersburg (place name) / Saint Petersburg, Russia

得失 dé shī

gains and losses / success and failure / merits and demerits

夺得 duó dé

to take (after a struggle) / to wrest / to seize / to capture / to win (a trophy)

博得 bó dé

to win / to gain

贪得无厌 tān dé wú yàn

avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied

彼得格勒 Bǐ dé gé lè

Petrograd, variant spelling of 彼得堡[Bi3 de2 bao3], Saint Petersburg

得宠 dé chǒng

to be a favorite / favor

得寸进尺 dé cùn jìn chǐ

lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains / give him an inch, and he'll want a mile

不得已 bù dé yǐ

to act against one's will / to have no alternative but to / to have to / to have no choice / must

迫不得已 pò bù dé yǐ

to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances / forced into sth

万不得已 wàn bù dé yǐ

only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort

巴不得 bā bu de

(coll.) to be eager for / to long for / to look forward to

幸得 xìng de

Fortunately

引得 yǐn dé

index (loanword)

相得益彰 xiāng dé yì zhāng

to bring out the best in each other (idiom) / to complement one another well

彼得 Bǐ dé

Peter (name)

彼得大帝 bǐ dé dà dì

Peter the Great (1682-1725, Russian emperor)

圣彼得大教堂 shèng bǐ dé dà jiào táng

St.Peter's / Saint Peter's Basilica

觉得 jué de

to think / to feel

获得 huò dé

to obtain / to receive / to get

显得 xiǎn de

to seem / to look / to appear

记得 jì de

to remember

不得不 bù dé bù

have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid

不由得 bù yóu de

can't help / cannot but

得知 dé zhī

to find out / to know / to learn about

懂得 dǒng de

to understand / to know / to comprehend

得罪 dé zuì

to commit an offense / to violate the law / excuse me! (formal) / see also 得罪[de2 zui5]

难得 nán dé

seldom / rare / hard to come by

得意 dé yì

proud of oneself / pleased with oneself / complacent

懒得 lǎn dé

not to feel like (doing sth) / disinclined to

取得 qǔ dé

to acquire / to get / to obtain

得意忘形 dé yì wàng xíng

so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure / beside oneself with joy

怡然自得 yí rán zì dé

happy and content (idiom)

怨不得 yuàn bu de

cannot blame / no wonder

怪不得 guài bu de

no wonder! / so that's why!

恨不得 hèn bu de

wishing one could do sth / to hate to be unable / itching to do sth

得悉 dé xī

to learn about / to be informed

悠然自得 yōu rán zì dé

leisurely

得愈 dé yù

Get better

所得 suǒ dé

what one acquires / one's gains

挣得 zhèng dé

to earn (income) / to make (money)

捧得 pěng dé

Hold up

晓得 xiǎo de

to know

免得 miǎn de

so as not to / so as to avoid

摘得 zhāi dé

Get

撑得住 chēng dé zhù

strong enough to prop up or support

旗开得胜 qí kāi dé shèng

lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success / success in a single move

既得 jì dé

vested in / already obtained / vesting

既得利益 jì dé lì yì

vested interest

既得利益者 jì dé lì yì zhě

people with vested interests

得不偿失 dé bù cháng shī

the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)

得到 dé dào

to get / to obtain / to receive

值得 zhí de

to be worth / to deserve

欧几里得 Ōu jǐ lǐ dé

Euclid of Alexandria (c. 300 BC), Greek geometer and author Elements 幾何原本|几何原本

求得 qiú dé

to ask for sth and receive it / to try to obtain / to look for and obtain

使得 shǐ de

usable / workable / feasible / doable / to make / to cause

得以 dé yǐ

able to / so that sb can / enabling / in order to / finally in a position to / with sth in view

焉得虎子 yān dé hǔ zi

Yan De Hu Zi

得益 dé yì

to derive benefit

得益于 dé yì yú

profit from / benefit by

瞧得起 qiáo de qǐ

think much of / have high regard for / look up to / see much in

不得了 bù dé liǎo

desperately serious / disastrous / extremely / exceedingly

了得 liǎo de

exceptional / outstanding / dreadful / appalling

亏得 kuī de

fortunately / luckily / (sarcastic) fancy that, how fortunate!

所得税 suǒ dé shuì

income tax

渔翁得利 yú wēng dé lì

Fisherman profit

第聂伯罗彼得罗夫斯克 dì niè bó luó bǐ dé luó fū sī kè

dnepropetrovsk

得胜 dé shèng

to triumph over an opponent

怎么得了 zěn me dé liǎo

how can this be? / what's to be done? / what an awful mess!

乍得湖 Zhà dé Hú

Lake Chad

乍得 Zhà dé

Chad

不得 bù dé

must not / may not / not to be allowed / cannot

得饶人处且饶人 dé ráo rén chù qiě ráo rén

where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom); anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible

得过且过 dé guò qiě guò

satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through / without high ambitions, but getting by

舍不得 shě bu de

to hate to do sth / to hate to part with / to begrudge

舍得 shě de

to be willing to part with sth

获得者 huò dé zhě

recipient

得克萨斯州 Dé kè sà sī zhōu

Texas, US state

得克萨斯 Dé kè sà sī

Texas, US state

得陇望蜀 dé Lǒng wàng Shǔ

lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized / fig. endless greed / insatiable desire

认得 rèn de

to recognize / to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it / to know

赢得 yíng dé

to win / to gain

购得 gòu dé

to purchase / to acquire

得逞 dé chěng

to prevail / to have one's way / to get away with it

适得其反 shì dé qí fǎn

to produce the opposite of the desired result

非得 fēi děi

(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must

靠得住 kào de zhù

reliable / trustworthy

顾不得 gù bu de

unable to change sth / unable to deal with