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嘚

dē
interjection #35,872

Meanings

  1. 1 (onomatopoeia) clip-clop of horse hooves
  2. 2 (component of 嘚瑟) to show off / strut

Examples

马蹄声嘚嘚地由远而近。
Mǎtí shēng dē dē de yóu yuǎn ér jìn.
The clip-clop of hooves grew closer.
你别在我面前嘚瑟了。
Nǐ bié zài wǒ miànqián dèse le.
Stop showing off in front of me.

Tips

usage
Two readings: dē as an onomatopoeia for horse hooves (often doubled 嘚嘚), and dè inside the colloquial verb 嘚瑟 dèse 'to show off / strut' (Northern dialect, very common in casual Mandarin). Almost never appears alone outside these two uses.

Stroke Order

嘚 dē