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来得

來得
láide
verb #7,852

Meanings

  1. 1 to be competent at; to be able to do
  2. 2 to come (with a resulting complement)
  3. 3 more... (in comparisons, e.g., 来得快)

Characters

来
lái
to come
得
de
complement particle; able to
Come + able - indicates ability or manner of doing something

Examples

HSK 2
这道菜来得真快。
Zhè dào cài láide zhēn kuài.
This dish came really fast.
HSK 2
坐地铁比开车来得方便。
Zuò dìtiě bǐ kāichē láide fāngbiàn.
Taking the subway is more convenient than driving.
HSK 7-9
他什么活儿都来得。
Tā shénme huór dōu láide.
He's capable of doing any kind of work.

Tips

grammar
In comparisons, 来得 + adjective means 'is more (adjective)': 比...来得快 (is faster than...). This is an alternative to 比...更快. The opposite is 来不得 (cannot be done; is unacceptable).
usage
来得及 means 'there's still time' and 来不及 means 'too late.' These are extremely common in daily speech: 还来得及！(There's still time!)

Stroke Order

来 lái
得 de