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| − | * 你 说 <em>得</em> 很 好。 | + | * 你 说 <em>得</em> 很 好。<span class="trans">You speak very well.</span> |
| − | * 他 做 <em>得</em> 很 不 好。 | + | * 他 做 <em>得</em> 很 不 好。<span class="trans">He did it poorly.</span> |
| − | * 她 化妆 化 <em>得</em> 很 好看。 | + | * 她 化妆 化 <em>得</em> 很 好看。<span class="trans">She made herself very pretty.</span> |
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In this article, we take a look at how we use 得 (de) to help describe an action. It is one of the characters that often gets confused with 的 and 地， since they could be pronounced as a neutral tone "de"
Structure
Descriptive complements are used to describe the action of a verb. This would be done with an adverb in English.
Verb / adjective + 得 + Description
Examples
- 你 说 得 很 好。You speak very well.
- 他 做 得 很 不 好。He did it poorly.
- 她 化妆 化 得 很 好看。She made herself very pretty.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (pp. 71-2) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (pp. 179-80) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 302-4) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2) (pp. 15-6) →buy
- Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 191) →buy
- Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 1 (博雅汉语初经起步篇) (pp. 197) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (pp. 291) →buy
- Practicing HSK Grammar (语法精讲精炼) (pp. 125) →buy
- Contemporary Chinese 2 (当代中文2) (pp. 63) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3) (pp. 99) →buy
