How to say “be able to” in Chinese
be able to, manage to
“Be able to” in Chinese is 得以, dé yǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
得以 is read dé yǐ: 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 “得以”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 得以. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 在大家的帮助下，问题得以解决。zàidàjiādebāngzhùxià,wèntídéyǐjiějuéThanks to everyone's help, the problem was solved.
More words from the lesson “So that, and so as not to”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “be able to” in Chinese?
“Be able to” in Chinese is 得以, pinyin déyǐ.
What does 得以 mean?
得以 (déyǐ) means “be able to, manage to”.
How do you write 得以?
得以 is 2 characters: 得 (dé) — get, obtain; 以 (yǐ) — by means of. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 得以?
得以 is read déyǐ. Tones: dé — second tone, yǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“be able to” in the lesson “So that, and so as not to”
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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