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dé
verb HSK 4 #49

Meanings

  1. 1 to obtain
  2. 2 to get

Examples

他得了第一名。
Tā dé le dì yī míng.
He got first place.
我得到了一个好消息。
Wǒ dédào le yí gè hǎo xiāoxi.
I got some good news.
这个奖是她应得的。
Zhège jiǎng shì tā yīng dé de.
She deserved this award.

Tips

mistakes
得 has three pronunciations: dé (to get), de (complement marker, as in 跑得快), and děi (must/have to). Context determines which.
grammar
As dé: 得到 (to obtain), 得分 (to score). As de: verb + 得 + complement (说得好, speaks well). As děi: 我得走了 (I have to go).

Stroke Order

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