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得
dé
HSK 2
to obtainto getto gainto catch
- déto obtain; to get; to gain
- destructural particle: used after a verb , linking it to follo…
- děito have to; must; ought to
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Grammar note
得 read de introduces how an action turns out — 说得好. In the 和合本 得 is nearly always the verb dé, 'to obtain', and the particle reading is rare enough to list in full.
得 — the degree complement, in full — how often the Chinese Bible uses it
Characters
得
to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
radical 彳components ⿰彳⿱旦寸
Appears in 945 verses
Genesis 3:17Genesis 3:19Genesis 4:7Genesis 4:16Genesis 12:2Genesis 12:3Genesis 12:13Genesis 15:5Genesis 16:2Genesis 17:16Genesis 17:17Genesis 18:18Genesis 19:3Genesis 19:16Genesis 19:20Genesis 22:18Genesis 26:4Genesis 26:16Genesis 27:20Genesis 28:14Genesis 29:17Genesis 30:3Genesis 31:14Genesis 32:10Genesis 32:12Genesis 32:30Genesis 35:21Genesis 36:35Genesis 40:14Genesis 40:16Genesis 41:31Genesis 43:8Genesis 48:6Genesis 48:11Genesis 48:22Genesis 50:23Exodus 10:29Exodus 16:3Exodus 16:8Exodus 16:12Exodus 18:23Exodus 25:7Exodus 25:39Exodus 28:4Exodus 28:6Exodus 28:8Exodus 28:12Exodus 28:15Exodus 28:25Exodus 28:26Exodus 28:27Exodus 28:28Exodus 28:31Exodus 29:5Exodus 30:36Exodus 32:20Exodus 33:6Exodus 33:14Exodus 33:23Exodus 35:9
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