Chinese Character 得 (dak1 | de2 de5 dei3) : get; obtain; need

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得
dak1 de2 de5 dei3
dak1 & de2 [1] get; obtain; gain [2] fit; suit [3] satisfied; complacent [4] be finished; be ready [5] permit; allow [6] All right! dak1 & dei3 [1] [v] need; take [2] have to; must dak1 & de5 [particle] used after a verb to express possibility or capability, to indicate the result or degree Stroke count: 11 Level: 3 Radical: 彳 (#60)
得
Don't confuse with: 很恨
This character was last edited on 5th May 2008
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覺得 gok3 dak1 jue2 de2 = to think; to feel 得意 dak1 ji3 de2 yi4 = [1] cute (Cantonese only) [2] self-satisfied, complacent 唔怪得 m4 gwaai3 dak1 = no wonder粵認得 jing6 dak1 ren4 de2 = to recognise 記得 gei3 dak1 ji4 de5 = to remember; to recall 唔得閒 m4 dak1 haan4 m2 de2 xian2 = busy; not free粵怪不得 gwaai3 bat1 dak1 guai4 bu4 de2 = no wonder國唔得 m4 dak1 = cannot粵得閒 dak1 haan4 de2 xian2 = have free time 冇得傾 mou5 dak1 king1 = not for discussion; no negotiations粵 See all 245 compounds
Showing 10 of 43 examples containing 得你打字打得很快呀！國 edit You type very fast! 記得買奶吧。國 edit Remember to buy milk. 我唔記得佢叫乜名。粵 edit I can't recall his name. 我唔食得花生粵 edit I cannot eat peanuts. 得唔得呀? 粵 edit "Is that OK? Will that do? Is this all right?" etc. [The reply will invariably be "得" or "唔得".] 我可以讀得好快. edit I can read (study) quickly. [Illustrates use of V + 得 + modifier construct.] 你瞓得好唔好啊? 粵 edit Did you sleep well? 我唔睇電視唔得喇! 粵 edit I need to watch TV! [Literally "I cannot not watch TV".] 記得帶齊啲嘢喎! 粵 edit Remember to bring along all the stuff, okay! 你覺得聖誕節當天會不會下雪？國 edit Do you think it will snow on Christmas Day? Show all 43 examples Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only

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Decimal representation of this word: 得
Unicode code for this character: U+5f97 (off-site link)

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