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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *得* | 得* | *得
to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *得* | 得* | *得
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *得* | 得* | *得
to have to / must / ought to / to need to
HSK 4
to get; to obtain; to receive
HSK 1
proud of oneself / pleased with oneself / complacent
HSK 4
to score a point (in a competition, test etc) / score; rating; grade
HSK 3
to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion)
HSK 2
able to / so that sb can / enabling / in order to / finally in a position to / with sth in view
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *得* | 得* | *得
used in 得瑟
to find out / to learn of
HSK 7-9
gains and losses / success and failure / merits and demerits
HSK 7-9
all right! / that's enough!
HSK 5
to achieve the Dao / to become an immortal
the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
HSK 7-9
Texas, US state
so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure / beside oneself with joy
appropriate to the occasion / fitting
HSK 7-9
to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed
HSK 7-9
lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job / entirely in one's element / going smoothly and easily
percentage of votes obtained
able / capable / competent / efficient
HSK 7-9
to verify / (math.) Q.E.D.
vote-getting
to fall ill / to contract a disease
to get one's name / named (after sth)
(doing sth) in the right way / suitable / properly
to benefit from / thanks to
HSK 7-9
(coll.) (stative verb suffix) very; awfully
(dialect) cocky; smug / to show off
(it) depends on ...
satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through / without high ambitions, but getting by
A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)
to derive benefit
appropriate / suitable
HSK 7-9
to need / must
joyfully satisfied / to be immensely proud of oneself / proudly / an air of complacency
lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains / give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
favorite pupil
to commit an offense / to violate the law / excuse me! (formal) / see also 得罪
HSK 7-9
luckily / fortunately
to have leisure time
drive-thru (loanword)
"to obtain qi", the sensation of electrical tingling, numbness, soreness etc at the meridian where accupuncture needle is inserted
to prevail / to have one's way / to get away with it
blessed by heaven (idiom) / enjoying exceptional advantages / favored by nature
HSK 7-9
to be a favorite / favor
to win a prize
to obtain
to learn about / to be informed
(after an adjective) very
to be saved
cannot get / cannot obtain
to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)
moderate; appropriate; suitable
(as in an imperial examination) to be a successful candidate / to draw a winning ticket (in a lottery)
(emphatically, in rhetorical questions) possible
pleased with oneself
Devon (county of southwest England)
a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom); those upholding justice will find help all around
recipient (of an award) / winner (in a competition)
(idiom) to have one's wish fulfilled
Texas, US state
to benefit (from sth)
to win power / to get authority / to become dominant
(HK, Sg) (law) to have one's appeal allowed; to win an appeal
lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized / fig. endless greed / insatiable desire
at one's convenience / when one has time
to triumph over an opponent
to follow your orders / roger! / yessir!
to get what one deserves
to offend sb / to make a faux pas / a faux pas / see also 得罪
to have benefited from sth but pretend otherwise / to claim to be hard done by, even though one has benefited
proper / appropriate / suitable
Dêrong county (Tibetan: sde rong rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
to win a bid / to win a trophy in a contest / (jokingly) to get an STD
Dêrong county (Tibetan: sde rong rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
(literary) isn't it that...?
where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom); anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible
(math.) numerical answer / solution
variant of 得意洋洋
HSK 7-9
Des Moines, capital of Iowa
lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. to take help for granted
to accomplish one's ambition / a dream come true / to enjoy success


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