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得
děi
Main
English Definitionto have to; must; ought to; to need to
See alsodé to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished
de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
Simplified Script得
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinděi
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄉㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)dak1
Part of Speech(动) verb, (副) adverb, (助动) auxiliary verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=4 TOCFL=2

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Words With Same Head Word    
得亏děikuīluckily; fortunately
得要děiyàoto need; must
得尔塔děi ěr tǎdelta (Greek letter Δδ)
Words With Same Tail Word    
总得zǒngděimust; have to; be bound to
非得fēiděi(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
必得bìděimust; have to
不可兼得bùkě jiān děito not have concurrently
康得kāngděikant
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