How to say “get” in Chinese
get, receive
“Get” in Chinese is 得, dé: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
得 is read dé. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
In 觉得 it is read with the neutral tone: de.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “得”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 得. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我觉得包子很好吃wǒjuédebāozihěnhǎochīI think baozi are really tasty.
- 你觉得好吃吗？nǐjuédehǎochīmaDo you think it's tasty?
- 你觉得这家饭店怎么样？nǐjuédezhèjiāfàndiànzěnmeyàngWhat do you think of this restaurant?
- 你记得我吗？nǐjìdewǒmaDo you remember me?
- 你吃得太快了。nǐchīdetàikuàileYou eat too fast.
- 我考得不太好wǒkǎodebútàihǎoI didn't do very well.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Competitions”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “get” in Chinese?
“Get” in Chinese is 得, pinyin dé.
What does 得 mean?
得 (dé) means “get, receive”.
How do you write 得?
得 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 得?
得 is read dé. Tones: dé — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“get” in the lesson “Competitions”
This word is from the topic “Leisure, sports, culture” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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