得 de

“structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc”

particle, verbHSK 2 · 2021 list level 2

新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level

得 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entries. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.

Entry 333: 得 de — Level 2; official annotation 2 (助). PDF page 88
Entry 583: 得 dé — Level 3; official annotation 3 (动). PDF page 94
Entry 587: 得 děi — Level 3; official annotation 3 (动). PDF page 94

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用法How to use 得

得 (de) is a structural particle used after a verb to link it to a complement that says how the action is done, how much, or with what result. The common pattern is Verb + 得 + complement, as in 说得好 or 跑得很快. It comes after the verb, not before it.

例句Example sentences

他说得很好。tā shuō de hěn hǎo.He speaks very well.
我跑得不快。wǒ pǎo de bú kuài.I don't run fast.
你起得太早了。nǐ qǐ de tài zǎo le.You got up too early.

常见错误Common mistakes

✗我写汉字得慢。

✓我写汉字写得慢。

得 follows the verb, not the object; when there is an object, the verb is often repeated before 得.

易混词Easily confused

得vs的

的 marks possession or modifies a noun (我的书, 红色的车), while 得 comes after a verb to introduce how the action is done.

深度指南Grammar & comparison guides

义项All meanings

dé: to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable
de: structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
děi: to have to; must; ought to; to need to