Word: 得 (de, děi, dé)

兄弟们聊得很酣畅。

Xiōngdìmen liáo de hěn hānchàng.

The guys chatted freely and had a great time.

兄弟俩比试谁跑得快。

Xiōngdì liǎ bǐshì shéi pǎo de kuài.

The two brothers are competing to see who runs faster.

光缆比旧电线传得更快。

Guānglǎn bǐ jiù diànxiàn chuán de gèng kuài.

Optical cables transmit faster than old wires.

兔子繁殖得很快。

Tùzi fánzhí de hěn kuài.

Rabbits reproduce very quickly.

兔子繁衍得特别快。

Tùzi fányǎn de tèbié kuài.

Rabbits multiply very quickly.

全球变暖让冰川融化得很快。

Quánqiúbiànnuǎn ràng bīngchuān rónghuà de hěn kuài.

Global warming is making the glaciers melt very fast.

八减四得四。

Bā jiǎn sì de sì.

Eight minus four is four.

写意不用画得太像，要有感觉。

Xiěyì búyòng huà de tài xiàng, yào yǒu gǎnjué.

In freehand brushwork, you don't need to paint things too realistically; it needs feeling.

冬天得给奶牛多喂草。

Dōngtiān děi gěi nǎiniú duō wèi cǎo.

In winter you have to feed the dairy cows more hay.

冬天的风冷得刺骨。

Dōngtiān de fēnglěng de cìgǔ.

The winter wind is bitterly, bone-piercingly cold.

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.

到站的火车，叫得响，走得慢

dào zhàn de huǒchē, jiào de xiǎng, zǒu de màn

a train arriving at the station: whistles loudly, moves slowly

前后两段衔接得不太好。

Qiánhòu liǎng duàn xiánjiē de bútàihǎo.

The two paragraphs don't link up very well.

前面在修路，我们得绕路走。

Qiánmiàn zài xiūlù, wǒmen de ràolù zǒu.

The road ahead is under repair, so we have to take a detour.

力贱得人敬，口贱得人憎

lì jiàn dé rén jìng, kǒu jiàn dé rén zēng

cheap with effort, win people's respect; cheap with the mouth, win people's hatred

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.

北方的冬天比南方冷得多。

Běifāng de dōngtiān bǐ nánfāng lěng de duō.

Winters in the north are much colder than in the south.

北风呼啸，窗户被吹得直响。

Běifēng hūxiào, chuānghu bèi chuī de zhí xiǎng.

The north wind howled, rattling the windows.

医学的发展让人们活得更长了。

Yīxué de fāzhǎn ràng rénmen huó de gèng chángle.

The advance of medical science has let people live longer.

医得病，医不得命；医得身，医不得心

yī débìng, yī bùde ming; yī de shēn, yī bùdé xīn

can cure illness but not fate; can cure the body but not the heart

医生诊断他得了感冒。

Yīshēng zhěnduàn tā dé le gǎnmào.

The doctor diagnosed him with a cold.

十二岁的孩子进敬老院，享福享得太早了

shí'èr suì de háizi jìn jìnglǎoyuàn, xiǎngfú xiǎng de tài zǎole

a twelve-year-old moving into a retirement home: enjoying comfort far too early

千金易得，知音难求

qiānjīn yì dé, zhīyīn nán qiú

a thousand gold pieces are easy to get; a true soulmate is hard to find

南极洲的冬天冷得可怕。

Nánjízhōu de dōngtiān lěng de kěpà.

Winter in Antarctica is terribly cold.

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.

厨房的管道坏了，水流得很慢。

Chúfáng de guǎndào huàile, shuǐliú de hěn màn.

The pipes in the kitchen are broken, and the water runs slowly.

古人把立功看得很重。

Gǔrén bǎ lìgōng kàn de hěn zhòng.

People in ancient times placed great importance on rendering meritorious service.

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.

台上的武生打得很精彩。

Táishàng de wǔshēng dǎ de hěn jīngcǎi.

The wusheng on stage fights brilliantly.

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.

吃得筵席打得柴

chī de yánxí dǎ de chái

can eat at a banquet and can chop firewood

吃得苦中苦，方为人上人

chī de kǔ zhōng kǔ, fāng wéi rén shàng rén

only by eating the bitterest of bitter can you become a person above others

吃酒不吃菜，必定醉得快

chī jiǔ bùchī cài, bìdìng zuì de kuài

drink wine without eating food and you'll surely get drunk fast

合同里的规定写得很宽泛。

Hétong lǐ de guīdìng xiě de hěn kuānfàn.

The rules in the contract are written very broadly.

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.

听到好消息，他激动得有些失态。

Tīngdào hǎoxiāoxī, tā jīdòng de yǒuxiē shītài.

On hearing the good news, he got so excited that he lost his composure a little.

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.

哥哥把奖杯擦得亮亮的。

Gēge bǎ jiǎngbēi cā de liàng liàng de.

My older brother polished the trophy until it shone.

哪得长远心的人

nǎ dé chángyuǎn xīn de rén

where do you find people with a long-term heart

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?

地幔比地壳厚得多。

Dìmàn bǐ dìqiào hòu de duō.

The mantle is much thicker than the crust.

地球上的陆地比海洋小得多。

Dìqiú shàng de lùdì bǐ hǎiyáng xiǎo de duō.

Land on Earth is much smaller than the oceans.

地震发生得都很突然。

Dìzhèn fāshēng de dōu hěn tūrán.

Earthquakes strike suddenly.

坐了一夜卧铺，你睡得好吗？

Zuòle yí yè wòpù, nǐ shuì de hǎo ma?

Did you sleep well after a night in the sleeper berth?

坐在飞机上放鞭炮，响得高

zuò zài fēijī shàng fàngbiānpào, xiǎng de gāo

setting off firecrackers on an airplane: the bang (the thought) is high

声音大得足以吵醒邻居。

Shēngyīn dà de zúyǐ chǎoxǐng línjū.

The noise was loud enough to wake the neighbors.

夏天过得怎么样？

Xiàtiān guò de zěnmeyàng?

How was your summer?

夏天饮品卖得特别好。

Xiàtiān yǐnpǐn mài de tèbié hǎo.

Beverages sell especially well in summer.

夕阳下，老人的身影被拉得很长。

Xīyáng xià, lǎorén de shēnyǐng bèi lā de hěn cháng.

In the setting sun, the old man's silhouette was stretched long.

外婆得了痴呆，常常忘事。

Wàipó de le chīdāi, chángcháng wàng shì.

My grandmother has dementia and often forgets things.

外婆现在过得很快活。

Wàipó xiànzài guò de hěn kuàihuo.

Grandma is living very happily these days.

外边风刮得很大。

Wàibian fēng guā de hěn dà.

The wind is really strong outside.

多吃蔬菜，孩子才能长得茁壮。

Duō chī shūcài, háizi cái néng zhǎng de zhuózhuàng.

Eat more vegetables, and the child will grow up healthy and strong.

多得不如现得

duō dé bùrú xiàn dé

getting more later is not as good as getting it now

多音字得看句子才会读对。

Duōyīnzì děi kàn jùzi cái huì dú duì.

With characters that have multiple readings, you have to look at the sentence to read them correctly.

大伙儿玩得高兴吗？

Dàhuǒr wán de gāoxìng ma?

You guys having fun?

大家公认她唱得最好。

Dàjiā gōngrèn tā chàng de zuìhǎo.

Everyone agrees she sings the best.

大家吃得不亦乐乎。

Dàjiā chī de búyìlèhū.

Everyone was eating with great enjoyment.

大家都玩得很开心。

Dàjiā dōu wán de hěn kāixīn.

Everybody had a good time.

大胆天下去得，小心寸步难行

dàdǎn tiānxià qù de, xiǎoxīn cùnbùnánxíng

the bold can go anywhere under heaven, the timid can hardly move an inch

大风把路边的铁牌吹得扭曲了。

Dàfēng bǎ lùbiān de tiěpái chuī de niǔqūle.

The strong wind twisted the metal sign by the road.

天太热，禾苗都被晒得发黄了。

Tiān tài rè, hémiáo dōu bèi shài de fāhuángle.

It was so hot that the seedlings were scorched yellow.

天快黑了，我们得加紧赶路。

Tiān kuài hēile, wǒmen děi jiājǐn gǎnlù.

It's getting dark, so we need to speed up and get going.

天黑得很快，好似要下大雨了。

Tiānhēi de hěn kuài, hǎosì yào xià dàyǔ le.

It's getting dark fast, as if it's about to pour.

太平洋的警察，管得太宽

Tàipíngyáng de jǐngchá, guǎn de tài kuān

a policeman of the Pacific Ocean: his beat is too wide

太阳太大了，我得戴上墨镜。

Tàiyang tài dàle, wǒ de dài shang mòjìng.

The sun is so strong that I have to put on sunglasses.

太阳晒得我头很疼。

Tàiyang shài de wǒ tóu hěn téng.

The sun was beating down so much that my head hurt.

太阳这么大，我得防晒。

Tàiyang zhème dà, wǒ děi fángshài.

The sun is so strong, I have to protect myself from it.

失业以后，他过得很狼狈。

Shīyè yǐhòu, tā guò de hěn lángbèi.

Since losing his job, he has been in a difficult situation.

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.

她今天打扮得很漂亮。

Tā jīntiān dǎban de hěn piàoliang.

She is dressed up beautifully today.

她今天穿得很气派。

Tā jīntiān chuān de hěn qìpài.

She is dressed very stylishly today.

她今天穿得真潮啊！

Tā jīntiān chuān de zhēn cháo a!

She's dressed so trendy today!

她今天装扮得很漂亮。

Tā jīntiān zhuāngbàn de hěn piàoliang.

She is dressed up beautifully today.

她们母女长得非常像。

Tāmen mǔnǚ zhǎng de fēicháng xiàng.

The mother and daughter look very much alike.

她写小说写得废寝忘食。

Tā xiě xiǎoshuō xiě de fèiqǐnwàngshí.

She is so wrapped up in writing her novel that she forgets to sleep or eat.

她写得一手秀丽的字。

Tā xiě de yìshǒu xiùlì de zì.

She writes a beautiful hand.

她写得一手秀丽的小字。

Tā xiě de yìshǒu xiùlì de xiǎozì.

She writes small characters in a beautiful hand.

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.

她吓得浑身哆嗦。

Tā xià de húnshēn duōsuo.

She was so scared that she trembled all over.

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.

她回答得很坦诚。

Tā huídá de hěn tǎnchéng.

She answered very candidly.

她回答得很风趣，大家都笑了。

Tā huídá de hěn fēngqù, dàjiā dōu xiàole.

She answered so wittily that everyone laughed.

她回答得非常机智。

Tā huídá de fēicháng jīzhì.

She answered very quick-wittedly.

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.

她垒球打得比我好多了。

Tā lěiqiú dǎ de bǐ wǒ hǎoduō le.

She plays softball much better than I do.

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.

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.

她年轻时受苦，现在过得很好。

Tā niánqīng shí shòukǔ, xiànzài guò de hěn hǎo.

She went through hardship when she was young, but she's doing well now.

她怕得把手缩了回来。

Tā pà de bǎshou suōle huílai.

She was so scared that she pulled her hand back.