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

她小时候唱歌唱得很好。

Tā xiǎoshíhou chàng gēchàng de hěn hǎo.

She could sing well when she was a child.

她工作做得乱七八糟。

Tā gōngzuò zuò de luànqī-bāzāo.

She made a mess of the work.

她把东西吃得一干二净。

Tā bǎ dōngxi chī de yìgān'èrjìng.

She completely cleaned her plate.

她捂着嘴，笑得跟个小女生似的。

Tā wǔzhe zuǐ, xiào de gēn gè xiǎo nǚshēng shìde.

She laughed the way schoolgirls do, with her hand over her mouth.

她无法把钢琴弹得很好。

Tā wúfǎ bǎ gāngqín tán de hěn hǎo.

She can't play the piano very well.

她比我高得多。

Tā bǐ wǒ gāo de duō.

She's way taller than me.

她法语说得不流利。

Tā Fǎyǔ shuō de bù liúlì.

Her French is not fluent.

她游泳游得很棒。

Tā yóuyǒng yóu de hěn bàng.

She is a good swimmer.

她父母很漂亮，而她却长得一般。

Tā fùmǔ hěn piàoliang, ér tā què zhǎng de yìbān.

Her parents are very beautiful, but she looks ordinary.

她牙疼得厉害。

Tā yá téng de lìhai.

Her teeth hurt a lot.

她生活得很舒适。

Tā shēnghuó de hěn shūshì.

She lives in comfort.

她疼得哭了。

Tā téng de kūle.

She gave a cry of pain.

她的法语说得很流利。

Tā de Fǎyǔ shuō de hěn liúlì.

She can speak French fluently.

她的皮肤白得像雪。

Tā de pífū bái de xiàng xuě.

Her skin is as white as snow.

她的英语说得很流利。

Tā de Yīngyǔ shuō de hěn liúlì.

She is a fluent speaker of English.

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.

她经受得够多了。

Tā jīngshòu de gòu duō le.

She's been through enough.

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.

她英语说得很流利。

Tā Yīngyǔ shuō de hěn liúlì.

She speaks English very fluently.

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.

她跑得很快是为了赶上其他成员。

Tā pǎo de hěn kuài shì wèile gǎnshàng qítā chéngyuán.

She ran very fast to catch up with the other members.

她钢琴弹得很好。

Tā gāngqín tán de hěn hǎo.

She plays the piano very well.

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.

好像你们在这儿玩得不愉快啊。

Hǎoxiàng nǐmen zài zhèr wán de bù yúkuài a.

It seems that you are not having a good time here.

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.

孩子们被照顾得很好。

Háizimen bèi zhàogu de hěn hǎo.

The children were well looked after.

它冷得像冰一样。

Tā lěng de xiàng bīng yíyàng.

It's as cold as ice.

实在闲得没事干。

Shízài xián de méishì gàn.

I'm bored and I have nothing to do.

尝试在下一次做得更好。

Chángshì zài xià yícì zuò de gèng hǎo.

Try and do better next time.

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.

希望你的长周末过得好。

Xīwàng nǐ de zhǎng zhōumò guò de hǎo.

I hope you enjoyed the long weekend.

幸运的是我的伤口消失得很快。

Xìngyùn de shì wǒ de shāngkǒu xiāoshī de hěn kuài.

Fortunately, my wound is clearing up quickly.

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.

想把字写得漂亮一些。

Xiǎng bǎ zì xiě de piàoliang yìxiē.

I want to improve my penmanship.

我上周末玩得很开心。

Wǒ shàng zhōumò wán de hěn kāixīn.

I had a lot of fun last weekend.

我不是轻易吓得住的。

Wǒ bú shì qīngyì xià de zhù de.

I'm not that easily intimidated.

我不知道我能不能负担得起。

Wǒ bù zhīdào wǒ néng bùnéng fùdān de qǐ.

I'm not sure I can afford it.

我不知道狗游泳游得好。

Wǒ bù zhīdào gǒu yóuyǒng yóu de hǎo.

I didn't know that dogs swim well.

我也过得很愉快。

Wǒ yě guò de hěn yúkuài.

I also had a very good time.

我今天玩得很开心。

Wǒ jīntiān wán de hěn kāixīn.

I had a very good time today.

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.

我们不应该把金钱看得太重。

Wǒmen bù yīnggāi bǎ jīnqián kàn de tài zhòng.

We should not make too much of money.

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 yīrán zuò de hěn hǎo.

We are still doing well.

我们在野餐玩得很开心。

Wǒmen zài yěcān wán de hěn kāixīn.

We enjoyed ourselves at the picnic.

我们对你知道得不多。

Wǒmen duì nǐ zhīdào de bù duō.

We know so little about you.

我们得在下一个路口右拐。

Wǒmen de zài xià yí gè lùkǒu yòu guǎi.

We need to turn right at the next junction.

我们怎么付得起这种地方的钱？

Wǒmen zěnme fù de qǐ zhèzhǒng dìfāng de qián?

How can you afford a place like this?

我们比平常走得更快。

Wǒmen bǐ píngcháng zǒu de gèng kuài.

We walked more quickly than usual.

我们的老师给作业给得很多。

Wǒmen de lǎoshī gěi zuòyè gěi de hěn duō.

Our teacher gives us a lot of homework.

我们相处得很好。

Wǒmen xiāngchǔ de hěn hǎo.

We got along great.

我们真的玩得很开心。

Wǒmen zhēnde wán de hěn kāixīn.

We really enjoyed ourselves.

我们能比他们做得多。

Wǒmen néng bǐ tāmen zuò de duō.

We can do more than they can.

我们被逼得走投无路了。

Wǒmen bèi bī de zǒutóuwúlù le.

We were driven to the wall.

我们谈得不错。

Wǒmen tán de búcuò.

We had a good conversation.

我们都被他的笑话逗得很开心。

Wǒmen dōu bèi tā de xiàohua dòu de hěn kāixīn.

We were all greatly amused by his jokes.

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.

我吃得很饱。

Wǒ chī de hěn bǎo.

My stomach's full.

我听她的埋怨听得十分厌烦。

Wǒ tīng tā de mányuàn tīng de shífēn yànfán.

I'm sick of listening to her complaints.

我听她说英语说得流利。

Wǒ tīng tā shuō Yīngyǔ shuō de liúlì.

I heard her speak English fluently.

我和他谈得很愉快。

Wǒ hé tā tán de hěn yúkuài.

I enjoyed talking with him.

我和她聊得很愉快。

Wǒ hé tā liáo de hěn yúkuài.

I had a nice chat with her.

我和平常一样起得早。

Wǒ hé píngcháng yíyàng qǐ de zǎo.

I got up early as usual.

我和往常一样起得很早。

Wǒ hé wǎngcháng yíyàng qǐ de hěn zǎo.

I got up early as usual.

我唱歌唱得很好。

Wǒ chàng gēchàng de hěn hǎo.

I'm good at singing.

我喜欢你笑得样子。

Wǒ xǐhuan nǐ xiào de yàngzi.

I like the way you smile.

我头痛得厉害。

Wǒ tóutòng de lìhai.

I'm suffering from a bad headache.

我妈说了我得多吃些蔬菜。

Wǒ mā shuōle wǒ de duō chī xiē shūcài.

My mother told me I needed to eat more vegetables.

我妹妹钢琴可以弹得比我好。

Wǒ mèimei gāngqín kěyǐ tán de bǐ wǒ hǎo.

My sister can play the piano better than I can.

我姐姐吉他弹得很好。

Wǒ jiějie jítā tán de hěn hǎo.

My older sister plays the guitar well.

我完全理解你得处境。

Wǒ wánquán lǐjiě nǐ de chǔjìng.

I can understand your position perfectly.

我害羞得不敢正面看她的脸。

Wǒ hàixiū de bùgǎn zhèngmiàn kàn tā de liǎn.

I was too shy to look her in the face.

我工作得太多了。

Wǒ gōngzuò de tài duō le.

I work too much.

我希望我能说法语说得更好。

Wǒ xīwàng wǒ néng shuō Fayǔ shuō de gèng hǎo.

I wish that I could speak French better.

我平常醒得特别早。

Wǒ píngcháng xǐng de tèbié zǎo.

I usually get up very early.

我开心得不得了。

Wǒ kāixīn de bùdéle.

I was over the moon!

我弟弟似乎在大学过得很愉快。

Wǒ dìdi sìhū zài dàxué guò de hěn yúkuài.

My brother seems to enjoy himself at college.

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.

我很惊讶你得了奖。

Wǒ hěn jīngyà nǐ de le jiǎng.

I'm really surprised you got a prize.