dé
to obtain
to get
to gain
to catch (a disease)
proper
suitable
proud
contented
to allow
to permit
ready
finished
de
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
děi
to have to
must
ought to
to need to
qǔ dé
to acquire
to get
to obtain
dé dào
to get
to obtain
to receive
bù dé
must not
may not
not to be allowed
cannot
huò dé
to obtain
to receive
to get
bù dé bù
have no choice or option but to
cannot but
have to
can't help it
can't avoid
shǐ de
usable
workable
feasible
doable
to make
to cause
xīn dé
what one has learned (through experience, reading etc)
knowledge
insight
understanding
tips
CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
dé zhī
to find out
to know
to learn about
xiǎn de
to seem
to look
to appear
dé yì
proud of oneself
pleased with oneself
complacent
dé tiān dú hòu
blessed by heaven (idiom)
enjoying exceptional advantages
favored by nature
dé yǐ
able to
so that sb can
enabling
in order to
finally in a position to
with sth in view
shì dé qí fǎn
to produce the opposite of the desired result
dé xīn yìng shǒu
lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job
entirely in one's element
going smoothly and easily
dé shī
gains and losses
success and failure
merits and demerits
dé le
all right!
that's enough!
zì dé
contented
pleased with one's position
yī jǔ liǎng dé
one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
dé lì
able
capable
competent
efficient
dé tǐ
appropriate to the occasion
fitting
dǒng de
to understand
to know
to comprehend
dé bìng
to fall ill
to contract a disease
luò de
ending up as
leading to
resulting in
in total
dé zhǔ
recipient (of an award)
winner (in a competition)
pò bù dé yǐ
to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances
forced into sth
dé bù cháng shī
the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
bù dé yǐ
to act against one's will
to have no alternative but to
to have to
to have no choice
must
dé chěng
to prevail
to have one's way
to get away with it
suǒ dé
what one acquires
one's gains
rú yú dé shuǐ
like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
Shèng Bǐ dé bǎo
Saint Petersburg (city in Russia)
jì dé
vested in
already obtained
vesting
dé shèng
to triumph over an opponent
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