Word: 得 (de, děi, dé)

我得顺便给你讲件事。

Wǒ děi shùnbiàn gěi nǐ jiǎng jiàn shì.

By the way, I've got to tell 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.

我想我现在得走了。

Wǒ xiǎng wǒ xiànzài děi zǒule.

I guess I'll have to leave now.

我想把英语说得很流利。

Wǒ xiǎng bǎ Yīngyǔ shuō de hěn liúlì.

I would like to speak English fluently.

我把自己的日子搞得更难过。

Wǒ bǎ zìjǐ de rìzi gǎo de gèng nánguò.

I make my life more difficult.

我搬箱子时闪了腰，疼得很。

Wǒ bān xiāngzi shí shǎnle yāo, téng de hěn.

I sprained my back moving a box, and it really hurts.

我早餐通常吃得很清淡。

Wǒ zǎocān tōngcháng chī de hěn qīngdàn.

I usually have a light breakfast.

我最好的朋友舞跳得很好。

Wǒ zuìhǎo de péngyou wǔ tiào de hěn hǎo.

My best friend dances really well.

我最近忙得很。

Wǒ zuìjìn máng de hěn.

These days I'm very busy.

我最近忙得晕头转向。

Wǒ zuìjìn máng de yūntóuzhuànxiàng.

I’ve been absolutely off my feet lately.

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.

我有一些法语说得好的朋友。

Wǒ yǒu yìxiē Fǎyǔ shuō de hǎo de péngyou.

I have a few friends who speak French well.

我比以前吃得少了。

Wǒ bǐ yǐqián chī de shǎole.

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

我比你和他们聊得更多。

Wǒ bǐ nǐ hé tāmen liáo de gèng duō.

I talk to them more than you do.

我比你年轻得多。

Wǒ bǐ nǐ niánqīng de duō.

I'm much younger than you.

我汉字写得很慢。

Wǒ hànzì xiě de hěn màn.

I write Chinese characters very slowly.

我渴得要命。

Wǒ kě de yàomìng.

I'm dying of thirst.

我游泳可以游得很好。

Wǒ yóuyǒng kěyǐ yóu de hěn hǎo.

I can swim well.

我游泳可以游得很快。

Wǒ yóuyǒng kěyǐ yóu de hěn kuài.

I can swim very fast.

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.

我爱她爱得要命。

Wǒ ài tā ài de yàomìng.

I love her so much I could die.

我父亲开车开得非常好。

Wǒ fùqīn kāichē kāi de fēicháng hǎo.

My father drives very well.

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.

我爸爸一向起得很早。

Wǒ bàba yíxiàng qǐ de hěn zǎo.

My dad has always got up very early.

我玩得很开心。

Wǒ wán de hěn kāixīn.

I had a lot of fun.

我玩得很愉快。

Wǒ wán de hěn yúkuài.

I had a wonderful time.

我现在得走了。

Wǒ xiànzài děi zǒule.

I've got to go now.

我现在累得什么也不想做了。

Wǒ xiànzài lèi de shénme yě bùxiǎng zuòle.

I'm too tired to do anything right now.

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 liǎo 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.

我的中文说得不好。

Wǒ de Zhōngwén shuō de bù hǎo.

I cannot speak Mandarin well.

我的公交卡里没钱了，得去充值。

Wǒ de gōngjiāokǎ lǐ méi qián le, de qù chōngzhí.

There's no money left on my transit card, so I need to top it up.

我的女朋友跳舞跳得很棒。

Wǒ de nǚpéngyou tiàowǔ tiào de hěn bàng.

My girlfriend is a good dancer.

我的姐姐弹吉他弹得很好。

Wǒ de jiějie tán jítā tán de hěn hǎo.

My older sister plays the guitar 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.

我的时间表排得太满了。

Wǒ de shíjiānbiǎo pái de tài mǎnle.

My schedule is packed too full.

我的母亲钢琴弹得很好。

Wǒ de mǔqīn gāngqín tán de hěn hǎo.

My mother plays the piano well.

我的法语说得不够好。

Wǒ de Fǎyǔ shuō de búgòu hǎo.

My French isn't good enough.

我的狗跑得快。

Wǒ de gǒu pǎo de kuài.

My dog is fast.

我的祖母无法看得很清楚。

Wǒ de zǔmǔ wúfǎ kàn de hěn qīngchu.

My grandmother can't see very well.

我的老师写汉字写得不错啊！

Wǒ de lǎoshī xiě hànzì xiě de búcuò a!

My teacher writes Chinese without a mistake!

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.

我真的得走了。

Wǒ zhēnde děi zǒule.

I really have to be going.

我睡得很好。

Wǒ shuì de hěn hǎo.

I've had a good sleep.

我知道你学得非常刻苦。

Wǒ zhīdào nǐ xué de fēicháng kèkǔ.

I know you've been studying very hard.

我累得一点劲都没有了。

Wǒ lèi de yìdiǎn jìn dōu méiyǒule.

I'm so tired that I have no energy left at all.

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.

我网球打得不那么好。

Wǒ wǎngqiú dǎ de bú nàme hǎo.

I don't play tennis that well.

我考得很好。

Wǒ kǎo de hěn hǎo.

I did well on the test.

我觉得他们来得了。

Wǒ juéde tāmen lái de liǎo.

I think they'll be able to make it.

我觉得你觉睡得很好。

Wǒ juéde nǐ jué shuì de hěn hǎo.

I think that you sleep very well.

我觉得我们得调低价格。

Wǒ juéde wǒmen děi tiáo dī jiàgé.

I think we should lower the price.

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.

我认识一个俄语讲得很好的人。

Wǒ rènshi yí gè Éyǔ jiǎng de hěn hǎo de rén.

I know a man who can speak Russian well.

我请了三天假，得补课。

Wǒ qǐngle sāntiān jià, de bǔkè.

I took three days off, so I have to make up the lessons.

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.

我跟他总是相处得很好。

Wǒ gēn tā zǒngshì xiāngchǔ de hěn hǎo.

I always get along well with him.

我邻居得了焦虑症，常常睡不着。

Wǒ línjū dé le jiāolǜzhèng, chángcháng shuì bù zháo.

My neighbour has an anxiety disorder and often can't sleep.

我饱得动不了。

Wǒ bǎo de dòng bù liǎo.

I'm too full to move.

我高兴得跳了起来。

Wǒ gāoxìng de tiàole qǐlai.

I jumped for joy.

房价环比上涨，但是涨得不多。

Fángjià huánbǐ shàngzhǎng, dànshì zhǎng de bù duō.

House prices rose from the previous period, but not by much.

房子的根基打得很牢。

Fángzi de gēnjī dǎ de hěn láo.

The foundation of the house was laid very firmly.

房子盖得坚固，才不怕地震。

Fángzi gài de jiāngù, cái búpà dìzhèn.

If a house is built solidly, it needn't fear earthquakes.

房子虽小，却被她收拾得很干净。

Fángzi suī xiǎo, què bèi tā shōushi de hěn gānjìng.

Even though the house is small, she keeps it very clean.

房间收拾得整齐美观。

Fángjiān shōushi de zhěngqí měiguān.

The room has been tidied up and looks neat and attractive.

房间里安静得能听见细微的声音。

Fángjiān lǐ ānjìng de néng tīngjiàn xìwēi de shēngyīn.

The room was so quiet that you could hear tiny sounds.

手冻得麻木，拿不住笔。

Shǒu dòng de mámù, nábúzhù bǐ.

My hands are so cold and numb that I can't hold a pen.

手表的零件做得很精密。

Shǒubiǎo de língjiàn zuò de hěn jīngmì.

The parts of a watch are made very precisely.

才出壳的小鸡儿，嫩得很

cái chū ké de xiǎojī ér, nèn de hěn

A chick just out of the shell: very tender

打工的日子过得很辛酸。

Dǎgōng de rìzi guò de hěn xīnsuān.

Life as a migrant worker was miserable.

把英语说得好很难。

Bǎ Yīngyǔ shuō de hǎo hěn nán.

It's hard to speak English well.

报告写得很笼统，没有细节。

Bàogào xiě de hěn lǒngtǒng, méiyǒu xìjié.

The report is written in very general terms, with no details.

抬得高，跌得重

tái de gāo, diē de zhòng

lifted high, fall hard

拿得住的是手，掩不住的是口

ná de zhù de shì shǒu, yǎn búzhù de shì kǒu

what you can hold is the hand; what you can't cover is the mouth

挖井碰上自流泉，巧得很

wā jǐng pèngshàng zì liúquán, qiǎo de hěn

digging a well and hitting a flowing spring: what a coincidence

挣的越多钱，就花得越多钱。

Zhèng de yuè duō qián, jiù huā de yuè duō qián.

The more you earn, the more you spend.

捏着眼皮擤鼻涕，劲儿用得不是地方

niēzhe yǎnpí xǐngbítì, jìnr yòng de bú shì dìfang

pinching the eyelid to blow the nose: effort used in the wrong place

捏着鼻子吃酸醋，不咽也得咽

niēzhebízi chī suāncù, bú yàn yě děi yàn

pinch your nose and drink sour vinegar: you have to swallow it even if you don't want to

新娘今天穿得真漂亮！

Xīnniáng jīntiān chuān de zhēn piàoliang!

The bride looks so beautiful today!

新手机一问世，就卖得很好。

Xīn shǒujī yí wènshì, jiù mài de hěn hǎo.

As soon as the new phone came out, it sold very well.

新旧建筑融合得很好。

Xīn jiù jiànzhù rónghé de hěn hǎo.

The old and new buildings harmonize very well.

旅游业在这里发展得很蓬勃。

Lǚyóuyè zài zhèlǐ fāzhǎn de hěn péngbó.

The tourism industry is flourishing here.

旅游团的导游讲得很有趣。

Lǚyóutuán de dǎoyóu jiǎng de hěn yǒuqù.

The tour group's guide tells things in a very interesting way.

无才有志，成全半事；有才无志，白头了事；有才有志，做得大事

wú cái yǒuzhì, chéngquán bàn shì; yǒu cái wú zhì, báitóu liǎo shì; yǒu cái yǒuzhì, zuò de dàshì

no talent but ambition, half the job is done; talent but no ambition, you end with white hair and nothing; talent and ambition, you can do great things

日子再难，也得挨过去。

Rìzi zài nán, yě de āi guòqù.

No matter how hard life gets, we have to get through it.

日子若要过得好,老少三辈无大小

rìzi ruò yàoguò de hǎo,lǎoshào sānbèi wú dàxiǎo

if you want life to go well, three generations should have no big or small

日本军队看来强大得不可阻挡。

Rìběn jūnduì kànlai qiángdà de bùkě zǔdǎng.

The Japanese military forces seemed too strong to stop.

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!

时间过得真快，她不禁感慨。

Shíjiān guò de zhēn kuài, tā bùjīn gǎnkǎi.

Time flies, and she couldn't help sighing ruefully.

明天我得购物。

Míngtiān wǒ de gòuwù.

Tomorrow I have to go shopping.