得 in English
- to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished
- structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
- to have to / must / ought to / to need to
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How it used to be written
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Oracle bone script 商 -
Clerical script 東漢 - See all 29 forms
Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).
Examples
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“你说得不对” “那怎么说呢？”
"What you said is wrong." "Then what should I say?"
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“你说得太多了，”他说道。
"You talk too much," he said.
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“汤姆，我得告诉你点事。我爱某个人。他的名字以T开头以M结尾。”“呃，那能是谁？我认识吗？
"Tom, I have to tell you something. I love someone. His name starts with T and ends with M." "Er, who would that be? Is it someone I know?"
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「我得买点新衣服了，」狄马想。
"I really need some new clothes," thought Dima.
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Bill跑得比Bob快。
Bill runs faster than Bob.
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Emi 是三个女孩中跳得最漂亮的。
Emi danced the most beautifully of the three girls.
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Jane 又胖、又没礼貌、又烟不离手，可是 Ken 却觉得她可爱、动人，所谓「爱情是盲目的」，大概就是这个意思了吧。
Jane is fat and rude, and smokes too much. However, Ken thinks she's lovely and charming. That's why they say love is blind.
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Jim 和 Ron 跑得一样快。
Jim runs as fast as Ron.