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

他跑得能有多快就有多快。

Tā pǎo de néng yǒu duō kuài jiù yǒu duō kuài.

He ran as fast as he could.

他跑得跟你一样快。

Tā pǎo de gēn nǐ yíyàng kuài.

He runs as fast as you.

他跑得非常快。

Tā pǎo de fēicháng kuài.

He's running very quickly.

他钢琴弹得不错。

Tā gāngqín tán de búcuò.

He plays the piano without mistakes.

他长得很健壮。

Tā zhǎng de hěn jiànzhuàng.

He's well built.

他长得很像他爸爸。

Tā zhǎng de hěn xiàng tā bàba.

He really looks like his dad.

他长得很帅。

Tā zhǎng de hěn shuài.

He's very handsome.

他长得高吗？

Tā zhǎng de gāo ma?

Is he tall?

以后得小心点啊。

Yǐhòu de xiǎoxīn diǎn a.

Be more careful from now on.

但我有能力烧得好菜。

Dàn wǒ yǒu nénglì shāo de hǎo cài.

But I am able to cook well.

但是没人帮得了我。

Dànshì méi rén bāng de le wǒ.

But no man could help me.

你一定钢琴弹得很好。

Nǐ yídìng gāngqín tán de hěn hǎo.

You certainly play the piano well.

你今天必须起得很早吗？

Nǐ jīntiān bìxū qǐ de hěn zǎo ma?

Did you have to get up very early this morning?

你今天穿得非常漂亮啊！

Nǐ jīntiān chuān de fēicháng piàoliang a!

Your outfit today is so gorgeous!

你们所有的人都做得很好。

Nǐmen suǒyǒu de rén dōu zuò de hěn hǎo.

All of you did good work.

你们说得对。

Nǐmen shuō de duì.

You guys are right.

你会做得很好的。

Nǐ huì zuò de hěn hǎo de.

You're going to do just fine.

你做得很好。

Nǐ zuò de hěn hǎo.

You have done very well.

你做得很好，我要表扬你！

Nǐ zuò de hěn hǎo, wǒ yào biǎoyáng nǐ!

You did very well, and I want to praise you!

你做饭做得很好吃。

Nǐ zuòfàn zuò de hěn hǎochī.

Your cooking is delicious.

你可能得帮她。

Nǐ kěnéng de bāng tā.

You may have to help her.

你吉他弹得非常好。

Nǐ jítā tán de fēicháng hǎo.

You play the guitar very well.

你周末过得怎么样？

Nǐ zhōumò guò de zěnmeyàng?

Did you have a good weekend?

你和你哥哥长得一模一样。

Nǐ hé nǐ gēge zhǎng de yìmúyíyàng.

You look just like your big brother.

你咖啡喝得太多了。

Nǐ kāfēi hē de tài duō le.

You drink too much coffee.

你喜欢不喜欢也得做。

Nǐ xǐhuan bù xǐhuan yě de zuò.

Whether you like it or not, you'll have to do it.

你在巴黎生活得好吗？

Nǐ zài Bālí shēnghuó de hǎo ma?

Do you live well in Paris?

你学得很快。

Nǐ xué de hěn kuài.

You are a fast learner.

你寒假过得愉快吗？

Nǐ hánjià guò de yúkuài ma?

Did you enjoy your winter holidays?

你干得很好。

Nǐ gàn de hěn hǎo.

You did a good job.

你应该是去睡得很晚。

Nǐ yīnggāi shì qù shuì de hěn wǎn.

You must have stayed up late.

你开得太快了。

Nǐ kāi de tài kuàile.

You're driving too fast.

你必须得学标准英语。

Nǐ bìxū de xué biāozhǔn Yīngyǔ.

You have to learn standard English.

你把我的头发剪得太短了。

Nǐ bǎ wǒ de tóufa jiǎn de tài duǎnle.

You've cut my hair too short.

你昨天晚上过得好吗？

Nǐ zuótiān wǎnshang guò de hǎo ma?

Did you have a good time last night?

你有听到他说得有多快吗？

Nǐ yǒu tīngdào tā shuō de yǒu duō kuài ma?

Did you hear how quickly he speaks?

你比你妹妹起得晚，不是么？

Nǐ bǐ nǐ mèimei qǐ de wǎn, bú shì me?

You don't get up as early as your sister, do you?

你比你想得好。

Nǐ bǐ nǐ xiǎng de hǎo.

You're better than you think.

你没有你姐姐起得那么早。

Nǐ méiyǒu nǐ jiějie qǐ de nàme zǎo.

You don't get up as early as your sister.

你法语说得好吗？

Nǐ Fǎyǔ shuō de hǎo ma?

Are you good at speaking French?

你游泳游得比他好得多。

Nǐ yóuyǒng yóu de bǐ tā hǎo de duō.

You can swim much better than him.

你游泳游得比我好。

Nǐ yóuyǒng yóu de bǐ wǒ hǎo.

You swim better than me.

你现在就得回家。

Nǐ xiànzài jiù de huíjiā.

You need to go home right now.

你现在西班牙语说得非常好了。

Nǐ xiànzài Xībānyáyǔ shuō de fēicháng hǎole.

Your Spanish is amazing now.

你的姐姐游泳得不好，是不是？

Nǐ de jiějie yóuyǒng de bù hǎo, shìbúshì?

Your sister cannot swim well, can she?

你的字写得真漂亮！

Nǐ de zì xiě de zhēn piàoliang!

Your handwriting is really good!

你的工作进行得怎么样？

Nǐ de gōngzuò jìnxíng de zěnmeyàng?

How is your work coming along?

你的新电脑运行得好吗？

Nǐ de xīn diànnǎo yùnxíng de hǎo ma?

Does your new computer run well?

你的英文学得如何？

Nǐ de yīng wénxué de rúhé?

How are you getting along with your English study?

你的英语说得很好。

Nǐ de Yīngyǔ shuō de hěn hǎo.

You speak good English.

你的项目进展得怎么样？

Nǐ de xiàngmù jìnzhǎn de zěnmeyàng?

How's your project coming along?

你睡得好吗？

Nǐ shuì de hǎo ma?

Did you sleep well?

你知道得太多了。

Nǐ zhīdào de tài duō le.

You know too much.

你知道现在哪本书卖得好吗？

Nǐ zhīdào xiànzài nǎ běn shū mài de hǎo ma?

Do you know which book sells well now?

你能游得比他快吗？

Nǐ néng yóu de bǐ tā kuài ma?

Can you swim as fast as he can?

你自己小心，玩得开心点！

Nǐ zìjǐ xiǎoxīn, wán de kāixīn diǎn!

Take care of yourself, and have a good time!

你英语说得很流利。

Nǐ Yīngyǔ shuō de hěn liúlì.

You speak fluent English.

你觉得你能做得更好吗？

Nǐ juéde nǐ néng zuò de gèng hǎo ma?

Do you think you could do better?

你该学得更多。

Nǐ gāi xué de gèng duō.

You must study more.

你说得你好像什么都知道似的。

Nǐ shuō de nǐ hǎoxiàng shénme dōu zhīdào shìde.

You talk as if you knew everything.

“你说得太多了，”他说道。

“Nǐ shuō de tài duō le, ”tā shuōdào.

"You talk too much," he said.

你说得完全正确。

Nǐ shuō de wánquán zhèngquè.

All that you say is perfectly correct.

你说得很对。

Nǐ shuō de hěn duì.

You are quite right.

你说得我馋死了！

Nǐ shuō de wǒ chán sǐle!

The way you describe it makes me drool.

你说得真快。

Nǐ shuō de zhēn kuài.

You're talking fast.

你说得非常好。

Nǐ shuō de fēicháng hǎo.

You said it very well.

你走得好快啊！

Nǐ zǒu de hǎo kuài a!

How fast you walk!

你酒喝得太醉了不能开车。

Nǐ jiǔ hē de tài zuìle bùnéng kāichē.

You're too drunk to drive.

假期你玩得开心吗？

Jiàqī nǐ wán de kāixīn ma?

Did you have a good time during the holiday?

假期过得开心吗？

Jiàqī guò de kāixīn ma?

Did you enjoy your holiday?

假设得很大。

Jiǎshè de hěn dà.

That's a pretty big assumption.

八减四得四。

Bā jiǎn sì de sì.

Eight minus four is four.

冰厚得足以让我在上面走路。

Bīng hòu de zúyǐ ràng wǒ zài shàngmiàn zǒulù.

The ice was thick enough for me to walk on.

别吃得这么快。

Bié chī de zhème kuài.

Don't eat so fast.

动物们都吃得够多了。

Dòngwùmen dōu chī de gòu duō le.

The animals already ate enough.

包裹到得比我想象中要早。

Bāoguǒ dào de bǐ wǒ xiǎngxiàng zhōng yào zǎo.

The parcel arrived faster than I thought.

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.

只有得了签证才可以来中国。

Zhǐyǒu de le qiānzhèng cái kěyǐ lái Zhōngguó.

You can only come to China if you’ve got a visa.

可能你工作得太拼命？

Kěnéng nǐ gōngzuò de tài pīnmìng?

Maybe you are working too hard.

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.

后来我明白北京人走路走得慢。

Hòulái wǒ míngbai Běijīng rén zǒulù zǒu de màn.

I later realized that Beijing people walk slowly.

和他争论这件事得不出结果。

Hé tā zhēnglùn zhè jiàn shì de bù chū jiéguǒ.

It is no use arguing with him about it.

咱们的票是得提前一小时去取得。

Zánmen de piào shì de tíqián yì xiǎoshí qù qǔdé.

We have to be there an hour in advance to get our tickets.

嗯，这个菜做得真不错！

Ń, zhège cài zuò de zhēn búcuò!

Mm, this dish is really good!

在德国过得如何？

Zài Déguó guò de rúhé?

How's life in Germany?

在德国过得怎么样？

Zài Déguó guò de zěnmeyàng?

How's life in Germany?

地震发生得都很突然。

Dìzhèn fāshēng de dōu hěn tūrán.

Earthquakes strike suddenly.

夏天过得怎么样？

Xiàtiān guò de zěnmeyàng?

How was your summer?

外边风刮得很大。

Wàibian fēng guā de hěn dà.

The wind is really strong outside.

大伙儿玩得高兴吗？

Dàhuǒr wán de gāoxìng ma?

You guys having fun?

大家都玩得很开心。

Dàjiā dōu wán de hěn kāixīn.

Everybody had a good time.

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.

她们母女长得非常像。

Tāmen mǔnǚ zhǎng de fēicháng xiàng.

The mother and daughter look very much alike.

她可以把钢琴弹得很好。

Tā kěyǐ bǎ gāngqín tán de hěn hǎo.

She can play the piano very well.

她唱得比他好。

Tā chàng de bǐ tā hǎo.

She sang better than him.

她唱歌唱得很好听。

Tā chàng gēchàng de hěn hǎotīng.

She can sing very well.

她在聚会上玩得很开心。

Tā zài jùhuì shàng wán de hěn kāixīn.

She enjoyed herself a lot at the party.

她妹妹也唱得很漂亮。

Tā mèimei yě chàng de hěn piàoliang.

Her sister also sings very beautifully.

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.

她小提琴演奏得非常好。

Tā xiǎotíqín yǎnzòu de fēicháng hǎo.

She plays the violin very well.