得[dé]

动

1. get; obtain; gain

♦ ~第一名 get a first; win first place

♦ ~了一大笔钱 have obtained a large sum of money

♦ 这次选举他只~了五票。 He only received (or got) 5 votes at the election .

2. (of a calculation) result in

♦ 二三~六。 Twice three is six.

3. fit; proper

♦ 得用

4. 书 satisfied; complacent

♦ 自得

5. 口 be finished; be ready

♦ 饭~了。 Dinner is ready.

叹

1. 口 (expressing approval or prohibition)

♦ ~, 就这么办。 All right! Just go ahead.

♦ ~了, 别再说了。 That's enough. Let it go at that.

2. (expressing helplessness or frustration)

♦ ~, 又搞错了! Look! I've got it wrong again!

另见deｄěｉ

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得[de]
助

1. (用在动词或形容词) (used after a verb or an adjective to express possibility or capability)

♦ 吃~ eatable

♦ 做不~ must not be done

♦ 这双鞋穿~。 These shoes fit well.

♦ 这个人批评不~。 He's not a man to criticize.

2. (inserted between a verb and its complement to express possibility or capability)

♦ 我拿~动。 I can carry it.

♦ 那办~到。 That can be done.

♦ 他做~好做不好？ Can he do it well?

3. (used to link a verb or an adjective to a complement which describes the manner or degree)

♦ 写~非常好 very well written

♦ 唱~不好 not sing well

♦ 冷~打哆嗦 shiver with cold

♦ 笑~肚子痛 laugh till one's sides split

另见 déděi

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得[děi]
动

1. 口 need

♦ 这个工程~三个月才能完。 This project will take three months to complete.

2. must; have to

♦ 有错误就~批评。 Wherever mistakes occur, they must be criticized.

3. certainly will

♦ 要不快走, 我们就~迟到了。 We'll be late if we don't hurry.

另见 déde