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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
appropriate to the occasion / fitting
HSK 7-9
to achieve the Dao / to become an immortal
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
to accomplish one's ambition / a dream come true / to enjoy success
to benefit from / thanks to
HSK 7-9
so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure / beside oneself with joy
to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed
HSK 7-9
to win a prize
(math.) numerical answer / solution
percentage of votes obtained
able / capable / competent / efficient
HSK 7-9
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
satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through / without high ambitions, but getting by
Texas, US state
to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)
(coll.) (stative verb suffix) very; awfully
(dialect) cocky; smug / to show off
(it) depends on ...
A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)
to derive benefit
to need / must
joyfully satisfied / to be immensely proud of oneself / proudly / an air of complacency
luckily / fortunately
to commit an offense / to violate the law / excuse me! (formal) / see also 得罪
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to have one's wish fulfilled
to win power / to get authority / to become dominant
lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains / give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
to have leisure time
lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job / entirely in one's element / going smoothly and easily
to prevail / to have one's way / to get away with it
to triumph over an opponent
(literary) isn't it that...?
to learn about / to be informed
(after an adjective) very
to be saved
cannot get / cannot obtain
to win a bid / to win a trophy in a contest / (jokingly) to get an STD
moderate; appropriate; suitable
(as in an imperial examination) to be a successful candidate / to draw a winning ticket (in a lottery)
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)
(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
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
recipient (of an award) / winner (in a competition)
to benefit (from sth)
(HK, Sg) (law) to have one's appeal allowed; to win an appeal
to obtain
at one's convenience / when one has time
Texas, US state
favorite pupil
to follow your orders / roger! / yessir!
to be a favorite / favor
to offend sb / to make a faux pas / a faux pas / see also 得罪
proper / appropriate / suitable
drive-thru (loanword)
to get what one deserves
to verify / (math.) Q.E.D.
to have benefited from sth but pretend otherwise / to claim to be hard done by, even though one has benefited
Des Moines, capital of Iowa
variant of 得意洋洋
HSK 7-9
where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom); anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible
"to obtain qi", the sensation of electrical tingling, numbness, soreness etc at the meridian where accupuncture needle is inserted


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