How to say “enough” in Chinese
enough, that's it (stop)
“Enough” in Chinese is 得了, dé le: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
得了 is read dé le: 2 syllables. 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 “得了”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 得了. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这儿的夏天这么热，你受得了吗？zhèrdexiàtiānzhèmerè,nǐshòudeliǎomaSummers here are so hot — can you stand it?
- 你明天去得了吗nǐmíngtiānqùdeliǎomaCan you go tomorrow?
- 她获得了学院的奖学金tāhuòdélexuéyuàndejiǎngxuéjīnShe won a scholarship from the school.
- 她在期末考试中取得了好成绩tāzàiqīmòkǎoshìzhōngqǔdélehǎochéngjìShe got good grades on her final exams.
- 他们赢得了球迷的尊重tāmenyíngdéleqiúmídezūnzhòngThey earned the fans' respect.
- 今天热得不得了。jīntiānrèdebùdéliǎoIt's terribly hot today.
More words from the lesson “Okay, enough!”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “enough” in Chinese?
“Enough” in Chinese is 得了, pinyin déle.
What does 得了 mean?
得了 (déle) means “enough, that's it (stop)”.
How do you write 得了?
得了 is 2 characters: 得 (dé) — get, obtain; 了 (le) — particle: completion, change. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 得了?
得了 is read déle. Tones: dé — second tone, le — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“enough” in the lesson “Okay, enough!”
This word is from the topic “Connectors and particles” of HSK 6. 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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