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  1. 1. 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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他會來嗎?我覺 他不會來。
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Words Containing 得

一举两得
yī jǔ liǎng dé

one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone

不得不
bù dé bù

have no choice or option but to

不得了
bù dé liǎo

desperately serious

不得已
bù dé yǐ

to act against one's will

不得而知
bù dé ér zhī

unknown

不由得
bù yóu de

can't help

不见得
bù jiàn de

not necessarily

使得
shǐ de

usable

来得及
lái de jí

to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it

值得
zhí de

to be worth

免得
miǎn de

so as not to; so as to avoid

取得
qǔ dé

to acquire; to get; to obtain

只得
zhǐ dé

to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to

哭笑不得
kū xiào bù dé

lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)

多劳多得
duō láo duō dé

work more and get more

对得起
duì de qǐ

not to let sb down

巴不得
bā bu de

(coll.) to be eager for

得不偿失
dé bù cháng shī
得了
dé le

all right!

得了
dé liǎo

(emphatically, in rhetorical questions) possible

得以
dé yǐ
得出
dé chū
得分
dé fēn
得到
dé dào
得力
dé lì
得天独厚
dé tiān dú hòu
得失
dé shī
得意
dé yì
得手
dé shǒu
得当
dé dàng
得益于
dé yì yú
得知
dé zhī
得罪
dé zuì

to commit an offense

得罪
dé zui

to offend sb

得体
dé tǐ
心安理得
xīn ān lǐ dé

to have a clear conscience

心得
xīn dé

what one has learned (through experience, reading etc)

怡然自得
yí rán zì dé

happy and content (idiom)

怪不得
guài bu de

no wonder!

恨不得
hèn bu de

wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth

懂得
dǒng de

to understand; to know; to comprehend

懒得
lǎn dé

not to feel like (doing sth)

舍不得
shě bu de

to hate to do sth

舍得
shě de

to be willing to part with sth

晓得
xiǎo de

to know

获得
huò dé

to obtain; to receive; to get

用得着
yòng de zháo

to be able to use; useable; to have a use for

看得出
kàn de chū

can see

看得见
kàn dé jiàn

can see

看得起
kàn de qǐ

to show respect for

觉得
jué de

to think that ...; to feel that ...

记得
jì de

to remember

认得
rèn de

to recognize

赢得
yíng dé

to win

难得
nán dé

seldom

难得一见
nán dé yī jiàn

rarely seen

非得
fēi děi

(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must

顾不得
gù bu de

unable to change sth

显得
xiǎn de

to seem

一人得道,鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān

lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)

一蹴而得
yī cù ér dé

to get there in one step (idiom); easily done

三得利
sān dé lì

Suntory, Japanese beverage company

上不得台盘
shàng bù dé tái pán

(idiom) lacking in social grace and unfit to be a representative

不值得
bù zhí de

unworthy

不入虎穴,焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ

How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

不可多得
bù kě duō dé

hard to come by

不得
bù dé

must not

不得人心
bù dé rén xīn

not to enjoy popular support

不得其门而入
bù dé qí mén ér rù

to be unable to get into (a house, an organization, a field of study, a particular type of career etc)

不得劲
bù dé jìn

awkward

不得已而为之
bù dé yǐ ér wéi zhī

to have no other choice

不得要领
bù dé yào lǐng

to fail to grasp the main points

不当得利
bù dàng dé lì

unjust enrichment

乍得
zhà dé

Chad

乍得湖
zhà dé hú

Lake Chad

了不得
liǎo bu de

terrific

了得
liǎo de

exceptional

亚得里亚海
yà dé lǐ yà hǎi

Adriatic Sea

人财两得
rén cái liǎng dé

(idiom) to succeed in both love and business

何以见得
hé yǐ jiàn dé

how can one be sure?

佛得角
fó dé jiǎo

Cape Verde

佳得乐
jiā dé lè

Gatorade (brand)

使不得
shǐ bu de

cannot be used

来不得
lái bu dé

cannot allow (to be present)

来得
lái de

to emerge (from a comparison)

来得容易,去得快
lái de róng yì , qù de kuài

Easy come, easy go. (idiom)

来得早不如来得巧
lái de zǎo bù rú lái de qiǎo

arriving early can't beat coming at the right time

俄备得
é bèi dé

Obed (son of Boaz and Ruth)

信得过
xìn de guò

trustworthy

值得一提
zhí de yī tí

to be worth mentioning

值得信赖
zhí de xìn lài

trustworthy

值得品味
zhí de pǐn wèi

worth tasting

值得敬佩
zhí de jìng pèi

deserving

值得注意
zhí de zhù yì

notable

值得称赞
zhí de chēng zàn

commendable

优游自得
yōu yóu zì dé

free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered

先到先得
xiān dào xiān dé

first come first served

免不得
miǎn bu de

unavoidable

凡得瓦力
fán dé wǎ lì

(molecular physics) van der Waals force

划得来
huá de lái

worth it

利得
lì dé

profit

利得税
lì dé shuì

profit tax

利雅得
lì yǎ dé

Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia

到得
dào dé

to arrive at (some place or time)

动弹不得
dòng tan bu dé

to be unable to move a single step

动辄得咎
dòng zhé dé jiù

faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right

势在必得
shì zài bì dé

to be determined to win (idiom)

千虑一得
qiān lǜ yī dé

a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.

千军易得,一将难求
qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú

Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)

博得
bó dé

to win

去得
qù de

can go

取得一致
qǔ dé yī zhì

to reach a consensus

取得胜利
qǔ dé shèng lì

to prevail

受得了
shòu de liǎo

to put up with; to endure

可得到
kě dé dào

available

吃得住
chī de zhù

to be able to bear

吃得消
chī de xiāo

to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc)

吃得苦中苦,方为人上人
chī dé kǔ zhōng kǔ , fāng wéi rén shàng rén

one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb)

吃得开
chī de kāi

to be popular

各得其所
gè dé qí suǒ

(idiom) each in the correct place; each is provided for

合得来
hé de lái

to get along well

和得来
hé de lái

to get along well

咎有应得
jiù yǒu yīng dé

(idiom) (literary) to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc)

哈得斯
hā dé sī

Hades

哭得死去活来
kū de sǐ qù huó lái

to cry one's heart out

唾手可得
tuò shǒu kě dé

easily obtained

吓得发抖
xià dé fā dǒu

to tremble with fear

因祸得福
yīn huò dé fú

to have some good come out of a bad situation (idiom)

土得掉渣
tǔ de diào zhā

(coll.) rustic

夙愿得偿
sù yuàn dé cháng

to have a long-cherished wish realized

多得是
duō de shì

there's no shortage

够得着
gòu de zháo

to reach (with one's hand etc)

天晓得
tiān xiǎo de

Heaven knows!

失而复得
shī ér fù dé

to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)

夺得
duó dé

to take (after a struggle)

如鱼得水
rú yú dé shuǐ

like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings

安得拉邦
ān dé lā bāng

Andhra Pradesh or Andhra State in southeast India

安闲自得
ān xián zì dé

feeling comfortably at ease (idiom)

完全懂得
wán quán dǒng de

to understand completely

害得
hài de

to cause or lead to sth bad

容不得
róng bu dé

unable to tolerate

富得流油
fù de liú yóu

affluent

小人得志
xiǎo rén dé zhì

lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom)

少不得
shǎo bu dé

cannot be avoided

岳得尔歌
yuè dé ěr gē

to yodel

差得多
chà dé duō

fall short by a large amount

常言说得好
cháng yán shuō de hǎo

as the saying goes; as they say...

引得
yǐn dé

index (loanword)

弗里得里希
fú lǐ dé lǐ xī

Friedrich (name)

彼得
bǐ dé

Peter (name)

彼得前书
bǐ dé qián shū

First Epistle of Peter (in New Testament)

彼得堡
bǐ dé bǎo

Petersburg (place name)

彼得后书
bǐ dé hòu shū

Second Epistle of Peter (in New Testament)

彼得潘
bǐ dé pān

Peter Pan, the novel character

彼得罗维奇
bǐ dé luó wéi qí

Petrovich (name)

彼得里皿
bǐ dé lǐ mǐn

Petri dish

征得
zhēng dé

to obtain (permission etc)

得不到
dé bù dào

cannot get

得中
dé zhōng

moderate; appropriate; suitable

得中
dé zhòng

(as in an imperial examination) to be a successful candidate

得主
dé zhǔ

recipient (of an award)

得令
dé lìng

to follow your orders

得来速
dé lái sù

drive-thru (loanword)

得便
dé biàn

at one's convenience

得便宜卖乖
dé pián yi mài guāi

to have benefited from sth but pretend otherwise

得克萨斯
dé kè sà sī

Texas, US state

得克萨斯州
dé kè sà sī zhōu

Texas, US state

得胜
dé shèng

to triumph over an opponent

得势
dé shì

to win power

得名
dé míng

to get one's name

得宜
dé yí

proper

得宠
dé chǒng

to be a favorite

得寸进尺
dé cùn jìn chǐ

lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains

得很
de hěn

(after an adjective) very

得心应手
dé xīn yìng shǒu

lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job

得悉
dé xī

to learn about

得意忘形
dé yì wàng xíng

so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure

得意洋洋
dé yì yáng yáng

joyfully satisfied

得意门生
dé yì mén shēng

favorite pupil

得所应得
dé suǒ yīng dé

to get what one deserves

得救
dé jiù

to be saved

得数
dé shù

(math.) numerical answer

得文
dé wén

Devon (county of southwest England)

得梅因
dé méi yīn

Des Moines, capital of Iowa

得荣
dé róng

Dêrong county (Tibetan: sde rong rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州|甘孜藏族自治州[gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

得荣县
dé róng xiàn

Dêrong county (Tibetan: sde rong rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

得标
dé biāo

to win a bid

得气
dé qì

\to obtain qi\, the sensation of electrical tingling, numbness, soreness etc at the meridian where accupuncture needle is inserted

得法
dé fǎ

(doing sth) in the right way

得无
dé wú

(literary) isn't it that...?

得尔塔
děi ěr tǎ

delta (Greek letter Δδ)

得奖
dé jiǎng

to win a prize

得瑟
dè se

(dialect) to be cocky

得病
dé bìng

to fall ill

得益
dé yì

to derive benefit

得票
dé piào

vote-getting

得票率
dé piào lǜ

percentage of votes obtained

得空
dé kòng

to have leisure time

得而复失
dé ér fù shī

to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)

得色
dé sè

pleased with oneself