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HSK 4 - Medium
11 strokes
Simplified (switch to Traditional)

得

děi

Definition

  1. to have to
    在高速公路上一定得和前面的车辆保持一定的距离。
    On the highway, you have to keep a certain distance with the car in front of you.
  2. to need
  3. must
    干这项工作你得会说汉语。
    You must be able to speak Chinese for this job.
  4. certainly will
  5. ought to
  6. should be

Other pronunciations

得 dé
  1. to suit
  2. to obtain
  3. to get
  4. to gain
  5. to result in
  6. to fit
  7. proper
  8. proud
  9. to allow
  10. (to be) ready (colloquial)
  11. to receive
  12. to catch (a disease)
得 de
  1. particle (used after a verb to indicate effect, degree, possibility, etc.)
  2. structural particle (insert between a verb and its complement to express possibility, capability, or to describe manner or degree,)

Character Decomposition

得
=
彳
+
旦
+
寸

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