Word: 得 (de) links a verb to how it is done

即使我穿得很多仍然是很冷。

Jíshǐ wǒ chuān de hěn duō réngrán shì hěn lěng.

Even though I'm wearing a lot of clothing, it is still cold.

吃得太多对健康不好。

Chī de tài duō duì jiànkāng bù hǎo.

Eating too much is bad for the health.

在德国过得如何？

Zài Déguó guò de rúhé?

How's life in Germany?

地震发生得都很突然。

Dìzhèn fāshēng de dōu hěn tūrán.

Earthquakes strike suddenly.

女人往往比男人活得更长。

Nǚrén wǎngwǎng bǐ nánrén huó de gèng cháng.

Women tend to live longer than men.

她唱得比他好。

Tā chàng de bǐ tā hǎo.

She sang better than him.

她害怕得连话也说不出来。

Tā hàipà de Lián huà yě shuō bù chūlái.

She was so scared that she couldn't speak.

她比我高得多。

Tā bǐ wǒ gāo de duō.

She's way taller than me.

她的皮肤白得像雪。

Tā de pífū bái de xiàng xuě.

Her skin is as white as snow.

她看来病得严重。

Tā kànlai bìng de yánzhòng.

She seems to be very ill.

她穿得像个演员。

Tā chuān de xiàng gè yǎnyuán.

She dressed like an actress.

她笑得停不下来。

Tā xiào de tíng bú xiàlai.

She can't stop laughing.

她累得连脚也抬不起来了。

Tā lèi de Lián jiǎo yě tái bù qǐlaile.

She was so tired that she couldn't walk.

她能和她哥哥游得一样快。

Tā néng hé tā gēge yóu de yíyàng kuài.

She can swim as fast as her brother.

她能游得比我远。

Tā néng yóu de bǐ wǒ yuǎn.

She can swim further than I can.

她英语说得挺不错。

Tā Yīngyǔ shuō de tǐng búcuò.

She can speak English pretty well.

她表演得真好。

Tā biǎoyǎn de zhēn hǎo.

Her performance is really good.

她说得足够清楚明白。

Tā shuō de zúgòu qīngchu míngbai.

She speaks clearly enough to be easily understood.

她长得像她姑姑。

Tā zhǎng de xiàng tā gūgu.

She resembles her aunt.

她长得很像妈妈。

Tā zhǎng de hěn xiàng māma.

She closely resembles her mother.

她长得很高。

Tā zhǎng de hěn gāo.

She has grown very tall.

她长得比较结实。

Tā zhǎng de bǐjiào jiēshi.

She's grown quite strong.

好得不像是真的。

Hǎo de bú xiàng shì zhēnde.

Too good to be true.

如果时间够了，我会做得更好。

Rúguǒ shíjiān gòu le, wǒ huì zuò de gèng hǎo.

I could have done better if I had had more time.

妈妈起得比谁都早。

Māma qǐ de bǐ shéi dōu zǎo.

My mother gets up earlier than anyone else.

学得快，忘得快。

Xué de kuài, wàng de kuài.

Soon learnt, soon forgotten.

就算你不想，你也得走。

Jiùsuàn nǐ bùxiǎng, nǐ yě de zǒu.

Even if you don't want to, you have to go.

得有人做点事。

De yǒurén zuò diǎn shì.

Somebody's got to do something.

您得告诉我。

Nín de gàosu wǒ.

You must tell me.

我今天累，所以我睡得早。

Wǒ jīntiān lèi, suǒyǐ wǒ shuì de zǎo.

I was tired today so I went to bed early.

我们中的一个得走。

Wǒmen zhōng de yí gè de zǒu.

One of us has to go.

我们依然做得很好。

Wǒmen yìrán zuò de hěn hǎo.

We are still doing well.

我们对你知道得不多。

Wǒmen duì nǐ zhīdào de bù duō.

We know so little about you.

我们能比他们做得多。

Wǒmen néng bǐ tāmen zuò de duō.

We can do more than they can.

我们谈得不错。

Wǒmen tán de búcuò.

We had a good conversation.

我住得太远了。

Wǒ zhù de tài yuǎnle.

I live too far away.

我做得不如以前好了。

Wǒ zuò de bùrú yǐqián hǎole.

I don't do that as well as I used to.

我做得了。

Wǒ zuò de le.

I can do it.

我做得好到不能再好了。

Wǒ zuò de hǎo dào bùnéng zài hǎole.

I can't do any better.

我做得对吗？

Wǒ zuò de duì ma?

Am I doing it right?

我兴奋得睡不着觉。

Wǒ xīngfèn de shuì bù zháo jué.

I was so excited that I could not fall asleep.

我其实做得很好。

Wǒ qíshí zuò de hěn hǎo.

I'm actually doing quite well.

我只有戴眼镜的话才看得清楚。

Wǒ zhǐyǒu dài yǎnjìng dehuà cái kàn de qīngchu.

I can only see clearly if I wear my glasses.

我吃得太多了。

Wǒ chī de tài duō le.

I ate too much.

我喜欢你笑得样子。

Wǒ xǐhuan nǐ xiào de yàngzi.

I like the way you smile.

我工作得太多了。

Wǒ gōngzuò de tài duō le.

I work too much.

我很小的时候就游得很好了。

Wǒ hěn xiǎo de shíhou jiù yóu de hěn hǎole.

I could swim well even when I was a child.

我得了什么病？

Wǒ de le shénme bìng?

What illness do I have?

我得问你做那件事。

Wǒ de wèn nǐ zuò nà jiàn shì.

I must ask you to do just that.

我得问你点事。

Wǒ de wèn nǐ diǎn shì.

I have to ask you something.

我想我喝得太多了。

Wǒ xiǎng wǒ hē de tài duō le.

I think that I drank too much.

我最近忙得很。

Wǒ zuìjìn máng de hěn.

These days I'm very busy.

我有一个问题得问你。

Wǒ yǒu yí gè wèntí de wèn nǐ.

I have a question I need to ask you.

我比以前吃得少了。

Wǒ bǐ yǐqián chī de shǎole.

I don't eat as much as I used to.

我比你年轻得多。

Wǒ bǐ nǐ niánqīng de duō.

I'm much younger than you.

我激动得睡不着。

Wǒ jīdòng de shuì bù zháo.

I'm too excited to sleep.

我烧得很厉害。

Wǒ shāo de hěn lìhai.

I have a high fever.

我父亲能把英语讲得很好。

Wǒ fùqīn néng bǎ Yīngyǔ jiǎng de hěn hǎo.

My father can speak English well.

我瘦了这么多，这条裤子我现在穿得了了。

Wǒ shòule zhème duō, zhè tiáo kùzi wǒ xiànzài chuān de le le.

I've lost so much weight, I can wear these trousers now.

我的一些朋友英语说得很好。

Wǒ de yìxiē péngyou Yīngyǔ shuō de hěn hǎo.

Some of my friends can speak English well.

我的意思不是她做得对。

Wǒ de yìsi bú shì tā zuò de duì.

I'm not saying that what she did was right.

我的狗跑得快。

Wǒ de gǒu pǎo de kuài.

My dog is fast.

我的英文没有他说得那么好。

Wǒ de Yīngwén méiyǒu tā shuō de nàme hǎo.

I can't speak English as well as he.

我相信他会做得很好。

Wǒ xiāngxìn tā huì zuò de hěn hǎo.

I believe that he'll do fine.

我睡得很好。

Wǒ shuì de hěn hǎo.

I've had a good sleep.

我累得不能再累了。

Wǒ lèi de bùnéng zài lèile.

I'm as tired as tired can be.

我累得再也走不动了。

Wǒ lèi de zàiyě zǒu bú dòngle.

I'm too tired to walk any further.

我累得只想躺在床上。

Wǒ lèi de zhǐ xiǎng tǎng zài chuáng shàng.

I was too tired to care for anything but bed.

我累得走不动了。

Wǒ lèi de zǒu bú dòngle.

I am too tired to walk any more.

我考得很好。

Wǒ kǎo de hěn hǎo.

I did well on the test.

我觉得你觉睡得很好。

Wǒ juéde nǐ jué shuì de hěn hǎo.

I think that you sleep very well.

我觉得我病得很厉害。

Wǒ juéde wǒ bìng de hěn lìhai.

I feel very sick.

我认为你说得很对。

Wǒ rènwéi nǐ shuō de hěn duì.

I think you're quite right.

我认为我做得够了。

Wǒ rènwéi wǒ zuò de gòu le.

I think I've done enough.

我走得没他快。

Wǒ zǒu de méi tā kuài.

I am unable to walk as fast as he can.

我跟他处得很好。

Wǒ gēn tā chǔ de hěn hǎo.

I get along well with him.

我高兴得跳了起来。

Wǒ gāoxìng de tiàole qǐlai.

I jumped for joy.

把英语说得好很难。

Bǎ Yīngyǔ shuō de hǎo hěn nán.

It's hard to speak English well.

时间过得多快呀。

Shíjiān guò de duō kuài ya.

How time flies!

时间过得真快。

Shíjiān guò de zhēn kuài.

Time flew.

时间过得真快啊！

Shíjiān guò de zhēn kuài a!

How time flies!

最近过得好吗？

Zuìjìn guò de hǎo ma?

Have you been well?

最近过得怎样？

Zuìjìn guò de zěnyàng?

How are you getting along these days?

有一天，我会跑得像风一样快。

Yǒu yì tiān, wǒ huì pǎo de xiàng fēng yíyàng kuài.

Someday I'll run like the wind.

没有人能猜得准她的年龄。

Méiyǒu rén néng cāi de zhǔn tā de niánlíng.

Nobody can guess her age.

没有人说得出来她在哪里。

Méiyǒu rén shuō de chūlái tā zài nǎlǐ.

No one could tell where she was.

爱得深，恨得也深。

Ài de shēn, hèn de yě shēn.

Those who love too much, hate in like extreme.

父亲的英语讲得比妈妈好。

Fùqīn de Yīngyǔ jiǎng de bǐ māma hǎo.

Dad's English is better than Mum's.

狗跑得比人快。

Gǒu pǎo de bǐ rén kuài.

A dog can run faster than a man can.

班里没人和他跑得一般快。

Bān lǐ méi rén hé tā pǎo de yìbān kuài.

No one in the class runs as fast as he does.

理论得联系实际。

Lǐlùn de liánxì shíjì.

Theory and practice should go hand in hand.

由美英语说得非常好。

Yóu Měi Yīngyǔ shuō de fēicháng hǎo.

Yumi speaks English very well.

看得清楚吗？

Kàn de qīngchu ma?

Can you see it well?

种什么因得什么果。

Zhǒng shénme yīn de shénme guǒ.

You reap what you sow.

请不要说得那么快。

Qǐng búyào shuō de nàme kuài.

Please don't speak so fast.

请说得更清楚些。

Qǐng shuō de gèng qīngchu xiē.

Please speak more clearly.

谁这么说说得不对。

Shéi zhème shuō shuō de bú duì.

Whoever said so, it is false.

车别开得那么近。

Chē bié kāi de nàme jìn.

Don't drive that close to it.

车开得很快。

Chē kāi de hěn kuài.

The car is driving quickly.

还有几个小时才到得了？

Háiyǒu jǐ ge xiǎoshí cái dào de le?

How many hours left till arrival?