Word: 得 (de, děi, dé)

她把东西吃得一干二净。

Tā bǎ dōngxi chī de yìgān'èrjìng.

She completely cleaned her plate.

她把房间收拾得有条不紊。

Tā bǎ fángjiān shōushi de yǒutiáobùwěn.

She tidied the room in a neat and orderly way.

她拒绝得很委婉。

Tā jùjué de hěn wěiwǎn.

She turned it down very tactfully.

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.

她日语说得很好。

Tā Rìyǔ shuō de hěn hǎo.

She spoke Japanese 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.

她激动得说不出话来。

Tā jīdòng de shuōbùchūhuàlái.

She was so excited she couldn't speak.

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.

她用红纸把礼物包扎得很漂亮。

Tā yòng hóng zhǐ bǎ lǐwù bāozā de hěn piàoliang.

She wrapped up the gift very prettily in red paper.

她疼得哭了。

Tā téng de kūle.

She gave a cry of pain.

她的女儿长得又标致又聪明。

Tā de nǚ'ér zhǎng de yòu biāozhi yòu cōngming.

Her daughter is both pretty and smart.

她的字写得很秀气。

Tā de zì xiě de hěn xiùqi.

Her handwriting is very delicate.

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.

她的身体发育得比同学早。

Tā de shēntǐ fāyù de bǐ tóngxué zǎo.

Her body matured earlier than her classmates'.

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.

她穿得很朴实，没有一件首饰。

Tā chuān de hěn pǔshí, méiyǒu yí jiàn shǒushì.

She dresses plainly, without a single piece of jewelry.

她穿得很素，没戴首饰。

Tā chuān de hěn sù, méi dài shǒushì.

She dresses plainly and wears no jewelry.

她站上领奖台，激动得哭了。

Tā zhàn shàng lǐngjiǎngtái, jīdòng de kūle.

She stepped onto the podium and cried with excitement.

她笑得停不下来。

Tā xiào de tíng bú xiàlai.

She can't stop laughing.

她笑得有点腼腆，没有说话。

Tā xiào de yǒudiǎn miǎntiǎn, méiyǒu shuōhuà.

She smiled a little bashfully and said nothing.

她笑得甜，心地又善良。

Tā xiào de tián, xīndì yòu shànliáng.

She has a sweet smile and a kind heart.

她算账算得很精细。

Tā suànzhàng suàn de hěn jīngxì.

She is very careful when she does the accounts.

她紧张得说话吞吞吐吐。

Tā jǐnzhāng de shuōhuà tūntūn-tǔtǔ.

She was so nervous that she spoke haltingly.

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.

她结婚时办得很阔绰。

Tā jiéhūn shí bàn de hěn kuòchuò.

She had a very lavish wedding.

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.

她说得很连贯，一点也不紧张。

Tā shuō de hěn liánguàn, yìdiǎn yě bù jǐnzhāng.

She spoke very fluently and coherently, without any nervousness.

她说得足够清楚明白。

Tā shuō de zúgòu qīngchu míngbai.

She speaks clearly enough to be easily understood.

她说英语说得很熟练。

Tā shuō Yīngyǔ shuō de hěn shúliàn.

She speaks English very proficiently.

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.

她辞职后去旅行，过得非常潇洒。

Tā cízhí hòu qù lǚxíng, guò de fēicháng xiāosǎ.

After quitting her job she went traveling and lived a carefree life.

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.

好了好了，我投降，你说得对！

Hǎole-hǎole, wǒ tóuxiáng, nǐ shuō de duì!

Okay, okay, I give up, you're right!

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.

好天也得防阴雨

hǎo tiān yě děi fáng yīnyǔ

even in fine weather you must guard against overcast rain

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.

妃子在宫里过得很孤单。

Fēizi zài gōng lǐ guò de hěn gūdān.

The imperial concubine lived a lonely life in the palace.

妈妈起得比谁都早。

Māma qǐ de bǐ shéi dōu zǎo.

My mother gets up earlier than anyone else.

姐姐打羽毛球打得很好。

Jiějie dǎ yǔmáoqiú dǎ de hěn hǎo.

My older sister plays badminton very well.

姨妈长得很像我妈妈。

Yímā zhǎng de hěn xiàng wǒ māma.

My aunt looks a lot like my mom.

学得快，忘得快。

Xué de kuài, wàng de kuài.

Soon learnt, soon forgotten.

孩子们玩得很起劲。

Háizimen wán de hěn qǐjìn.

The children are playing with great enthusiasm.

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.

客人夸奖这顿饭做得很好吃。

Kèrén kuājiǎng zhè dùnfàn zuò de hěn hǎochī.

The guest complimented the meal for being delicious.

家常便饭吃得长，粗布衣裳穿得久

jiāchángbiànfàn chī de cháng, cūbù yīshang chuān de jiǔ

plain home meals can be eaten for long, coarse cloth clothes can be worn for long

家里的事都得他一个人扛。

Jiālǐ de shì dōu de tā yí gè rén káng.

He has to shoulder all the family's problems by himself.

容得虎挡道,不是好猎手

róng de hǔ dǎng dào,bú shì hǎo lièshǒu

one who tolerates a tiger blocking the road is no good hunter

富贵本无根，尽从勤里得

fùguì běn wúgēn, jìn cóng qín lǐ dé

wealth and rank have no roots; all come from diligence

对他，你得防范着点。

Duì tā, nǐ děi fángfànzhe diǎn.

You'd better be on your guard around him.

对着风扇动嘴，讲得好凉快

duì zhe fēngshàn dòngzuǐ, jiǎng de hǎo liángkuai

moving your mouth in front of a fan: talking so coolly

小壶里的水开得快

xiǎohú lǐ de shuǐ kāi de kuài

water in a small kettle boils quickly

小孩子吃太多糖，容易得蛀牙。

Xiǎoháizi chī tài duōtáng, róngyì de zhùyá.

Children who eat too much sugar easily get tooth decay.

小狗跑了一圈，喘得很厉害。

Xiǎogǒu pǎole yì quān, chuǎn de hěn lìhai.

The puppy ran a lap and was panting heavily.

小说把农村生活刻画得真实。

Xiǎoshuō bǎ nóngcūn shēnghuó kèhuà de zhēnshí.

The novel portrays village life very realistically.

小说里的人物写得很丰满。

Xiǎoshuō lǐ de rénwù xiě de hěn fēngmǎn.

The characters in the novel are very well rounded.

小说里的角色写得很丰满。

Xiǎoshuō lǐ de juésè xiě de hěn fēngmǎn.

The characters in the novel are fully rounded.

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.

屋后的竹子长得非常茂密。

Wū hòu de zhúzi zhǎng de fēicháng màomì.

The bamboo behind the house has grown very lush.

属卖糖人儿的，吹得凶

shǔ mài tángrénr de, chuī de xiōng

born a sugar-figure seller: blows hard

属泥鳅的，滑得很

shǔ níqiu de, huá de hěn

born a loach: very slippery

属百灵的，叫得好听

shǔ bǎilíng de, jiào de hǎotīng

born in the year of the lark: sings beautifully

山上没有饮用水，我们得自己带。

Shānshàng méiyǒu yǐnyòngshuǐ, wǒmen de zìjǐ dài.

There is no drinking water on the mountain, so we have to bring our own.

山上的补给不够，我们得下山。

Shānshàng de bǔjǐ búgòu, wǒmen de xiàshān.

The supplies on the mountain aren't enough, so we have to go down.

山涧里的水清得能看到底。

Shānjiàn lǐ de shuǐ qīng de néng kàn dàodǐ.

The water in the mountain stream is so clear you can see the bottom.

山涧里的水清得能看见小鱼。

Shānjiàn lǐ de shuǐ qīng de néng kànjiàn xiǎoyú.

The water in the mountain stream is so clear you can see little fish.

山脚下的房子建得很密集。

Shān jiǎoxià de fángzi jiàn de hěn mìjí.

The houses at the foot of the mountain are built very close together.

山里的流水清得能看见鱼。

Shān lǐ de liúshuǐ qīng de néng kànjiàn yú.

The running water in the mountains is so clear you can see the fish.

山顶上吹喇叭，站得高，响得远

shāndǐng shàng chuīlǎba, zhàn de gāo, xiǎng de yuǎn

blowing a trumpet on a mountaintop: standing high, the sound (thinking) carries far

工资涨得太慢，滞后于物价。

Gōngzī zhǎng de tài màn, zhìhòu yú wùjià.

Wages are rising too slowly and lagging behind prices.

师傅把刀打磨得很锋利。

Shīfu bǎ dāo dǎmó de hěn fēnglì.

The craftsman polished the knife until it was very sharp.

希望你的长周末过得好。

Xīwàng nǐ de cháng 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.

得了抑郁症的人需要家人的关心。

Dé le yìyùzhèng de rén xūyào jiārén de guānxīn.

People with depression need the care of their family.

得人钱财，与人消灾

dé rén qiáncái, yǔ rén xiāozāi

take a person's money, and clear away their trouble

得便宜处失便宜

dé piányi chù shī piányi

where you gain an advantage, you lose an advantage

得智慧胜过得金子

dé zhìhuì shèngguò dé jīnzi

gaining wisdom beats gaining gold

得有人做点事。

De yǒurén zuò diǎn shì.

Somebody's got to do something.

得民心者昌，失民心者亡

dé mínxīnzhě Chāng, shī mínxīnzhě wáng

those who win the people's hearts prosper; those who lose them perish

得理让三分

de lǐ ràng sānfēn

when you are in the right, yield three tenths