MEANING/意义
      
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    sound for pinyin
      
      
    degree; to get; to obtain; possibility etc; particle indicating degree or manner; linking it to following phrase indicating effect; structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb) 
    Type auxiliary/助动词; verb/动词  
        
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    děi
      
    sound for pinyin
      
      
    need; must; have to; ought to; to need to; to have to
    Type auxiliary/助动词; verb/动词  
        
    Topics 
EXAMPLES/列句
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    ...děi huà zhuāng
      
    sound for pinyin
    ... have to put on make-up

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    ...de kě lián
      
    sound for pinyin
    poorly...; (after a verb or adjective as a complement)  pitifully...
COMBINATIONS/组合
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    dé yì
      
    sound for pinyin
    proud; complacent

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    dé yǐ
      
    sound for pinyin
    can; may; so that; to be able to

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    dé fēn
      
    sound for pinyin
    score; to score

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    dé yì
      
    sound for pinyin
    complacent; proud of oneself; pleased with oneself

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    dé le
      
    sound for pinyin
    stop it; hold it; all right; to finish; used after 为 to express possibility

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    dé dào
      
    sound for pinyin
    to get; to obtain

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    dé zuì
      
    sound for pinyin
    to violate the law; to commit an offense; see also 得得罪[de2 zui5]; excuse me! (formal) 

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    dé lì
      
    sound for pinyin
    able; capable; competent; efficient
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