= d + e2
to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished
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de = d + e5
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
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děi = d + ei3
to have to / must / ought to / to need to
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How to pronounce 得

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= d initial

D is for Don Quixote.

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+ e2 final

In the elevator’s kitchen.

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= d initial

D is for Don Quixote.

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+ e5 final

On the elevator’s roof.

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= d initial

D is for Don Quixote.

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+ ei3 final

In the Eiffel Tower’s living room.

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得 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
ài = Ø + ai4
variant of 礙|碍[ai4]
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= d + e2
to obtain / old variant of 得[de2]
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= d + e2
to obtain (old variant of 得[de2])
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chì = ch + Ø4
step with the left foot (Kangxi radical 60) / see also 彳亍[chi4 chu4]
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Characters with 得 as component

= d + e1
(onom.) for the sound of horsehoofs
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Words with 得

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(coll.) (stative verb suffix) very; awfully
lit. when the snipe and the clam grapple with each other, the fisherman catches them both (idiom) / fig. when two sides are locked in dispute, it's often a third party that benefits

Sentences with 得

xiān
yào
shi
de
dòng
 
 
jiù
sòng
gěi
xiān

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/ de / děi

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