来得

來得

láide

verb #7,852

Meanings

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

Characters

complement particle; able to

Come + able — indicates ability or manner of doing something

Examples

这道菜来得真快。

Zhè dào cài láide zhēn kuài.

This dish came really fast.

坐地铁比开车来得方便。

Zuò dìtiě bǐ kāichē láide fāngbiàn.

Taking the subway is more convenient than driving.

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 (láidejí) means 'there's still time' and 来不及 (láibùjí) means 'too late.' These are extremely common in daily speech: 还来得及！(There's still time!)

Stroke Order

来 lái

得 dé