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


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