得 (dé)
to obtain / to get / to gain
How 得 is written
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 彳 — step
- Traditional
- 得
- Simplified
- 得 (unchanged)
得 has 3 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- dé
- to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease)
- de
- structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
- děi
- to have to; must; ought to; to need to
Common words using 得
- 得到 dédào
- to get; to obtain; to receive
- 獲得 huòdé
- to obtain; to receive; to get
- 覺得 juéde
- to think; to feel
- 不得不 bùdébù
- have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to
- 不得了 bùdéliǎo
- desperately serious; disastrous; extremely
- 值得 zhíde
- to be worth; to deserve
- 取得 qǔdé
- to acquire; to get; to obtain
- 得意 déyì
- proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent
- 得瑟 dèse
- to be cocky
- 得知 dézhī
- to find out; to know; to learn about
- 心得 xīndé
- knowledge gained; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 懂得 dǒngde
- to understand; to know; to comprehend
得 in a sentence
這次考試他得了滿分，非常高興。
Zhècì kǎoshì tā déle mǎnfēn, fēicháng gāoxìng.
“He got a perfect score on this exam and was very happy.”
How common is 得?
得 is the 39th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 27.2% of all running text.
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