Dictionary - results for 得

Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	English
得	得	dé	- to obtain - to get - to gain - to catch (a disease) - proper - suitable - proud - contented - to allow - to permit - ready - finished
得	得	de	- structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
得	得	děi	- to have to - must - ought to - to need to
不得	不得	bùdé	- must not - may not - not to be allowed - cannot
乍得	乍得	Zhàdé	- Chad
了得	了得	liǎode	- exceptional - outstanding - dreadful - appalling
使得	使得	shǐde	- usable - workable - feasible - doable - to make - to cause
来得	來得	láide	- to emerge (from a comparison) - to come out as - to be competent or equal to
值得	值得	zhíde	- to be worth - to deserve
免得	免得	miǎnde	- so as not to - so as to avoid
利得	利得	lìdé	- profit - gain
博得	博得	bódé	- to win - to gain
去得	去得	qùde	- can go
取得	取得	qǔdé	- to acquire - to get - to obtain
只得	只得	zhǐdé	- to have no alternative but to - to be obliged to
夺得	奪得	duódé	- to force one's way - to achieve by force - to seize (power)
害得	害得	hàide	- to cause or lead to sth bad
引得	引得	yǐndé	- index (loanword)
彼得	彼得	Bǐdé	- Peter (name)
征得	征得	zhēngdé	- to seek approval
得中	得中	dézhòng	- to succeed in an imperial examination - successful - to hit the target - to win (the lottery) - suitable - proper - just right
得主	得主	dézhǔ	- recipient (of an award) - winner (in a competition)
得了	得了	déle	- all right! - that's enough!
得了	得了	déliǎo	- (emphatically, in rhetorical questions) possible
得令	得令	délìng	- to follow your orders - roger! - yessir!
得以	得以	déyǐ	- able to - so that sb can - enabling - in order to - finally in a position to - with sth in view
得出	得出	déchū	- to obtain (results) - to arrive at (a conclusion)
得分	得分	défēn	- to score
得到	得到	dédào	- to get - to obtain - to receive
得力	得力	délì	- able - capable - competent - efficient
得胜	得勝	déshèng	- to triumph over an opponent
得势	得勢	déshì	- to win power - to get authority - to become dominant
得名	得名	démíng	- to get one's name - named (after sth)
得失	得失	déshī	- gains and losses - success and failure - merits and demerits
得宜	得宜	déyí	- proper - appropriate - suitable
得宠	得寵	déchǒng	- to be a favorite - favor
得很	得很	dehěn	- very (much, good etc)
得悉	得悉	déxī	- to learn about - to be informed
得意	得意	déyì	- proud of oneself - pleased with oneself - complacent
得手	得手	déshǒu	- to go smoothly - to come off - to succeed
得救	得救	déjiù	- to be saved
得文	得文	Déwén	- Devon (county of southwest England)
得荣	得榮	Déróng	- Dêrong county (Tibetan: sde rong rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州\|甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
得标	得標	débiāo	- to win a bid - to win a trophy in a contest
得气	得氣	déqì	- "to obtain qi", the sensation of electrical tingling, numbness, soreness etc at the meridian where accupuncture needle is inserted
得法	得法	défǎ	- (doing sth) in the right way - suitable - properly
得奖	得獎	déjiǎng	- to win a prize
得瑟	得瑟	dèse	- to be cocky
得当	得當	dédàng	- appropriate - suitable
得病	得病	débìng	- to fall ill - to contract a disease
得益	得益	déyì	- to derive benefit
得知	得知	dézhī	- to find out - to know - to learn about
得票	得票	dépiào	- vote-getting
得罪	得罪	dézuì	- to commit an offense - to violate the law - excuse me! (formal) - see also 得罪[de2 zui5]
得罪	得罪	dézui	- to offend somebody - to make a faux pas - a faux pas - see also 得罪[de2 zui4]
得色	得色	désè	- pleased with oneself
得着	得著	dézháo	- to obtain
得亏	得虧	děikuī	- luckily - fortunately
得要	得要	děiyào	- to need - must
得志	得誌	dézhì	- to accomplish one's ambition - a dream come true - to enjoy success
得证	得證	dézhèng	- to obtain a proof - Q.E.D.
得逞	得逞	déchěng	- to prevail - to have one's way - to get away with it
得道	得道	dédào	- to achieve the Dao - to become an immortal
得体	得體	détǐ	- appropriate to the occasion - fitting
心得	心得	xīndé	- what one has learned (through experience, reading etc) - knowledge - insight - understanding - tips - CL:項\|项[xiang4],個\|个[ge4]
必得	必得	bìděi	- must - have to
慌得	慌得	huāngde	- hurriedly - in a frenzy
懂得	懂得	dǒngde	- to understand - to know - to comprehend
应得	應得	yīngdé	- to deserve
懒得	懶得	lǎndé	- not to feel like (doing sth) - disinclined to
所得	所得	suǒdé	- what one acquires - one's gains
拾得	拾得	Shídé	- Shide, Tang Buddhist poet who lived at the Guoqing Temple on Mt Tiantai 天台山[Tian1 tai1 Shan1]
拾得	拾得	shídé	- to find - to pick up - to collect
舍得	捨得	shěde	- to be willing to part with sth
挣得	掙得	zhèngdé	- to earn (income) - to make (money)
既得	既得	jìdé	- vested in - already obtained - vesting
晓得	曉得	xiǎode	- to know
求得	求得	qiúdé	- to ask for sth and receive it - to try to obtain - to look for and obtain
照得	照得	zhàodé	- seeing that
争得	爭得	zhēngdé	- to obtain by an effort - to strive to get sth
获得	獲得	huòdé	- to obtain - to receive - to get
省得	省得	shěngde	- to avoid - so as to save (money or time)
总得	總得	zǒngděi	- must - have to - be bound to
习得	習得	xídé	- to learn - to acquire (some skill through practice) - acquisition
自得	自得	zìdé	- contented - pleased with one's position
落得	落得	luòde	- ending up as - leading to - resulting in - in total
亏得	虧得	kuīde	- fortunately - luckily - (sarcastic) fancy that, how fortunate!
要得	要得	yàodé	- good - fine
见得	見得	jiàndé	- to seem - to appear - (in a negative or interrogative sentence) to be sure
觉得	覺得	juéde	- to think - to feel
记得	記得	jìde	- to remember
认得	認得	rènde	- to recognize - to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it - to know
识得	識得	shíde	- to know
变得	變得	biànde	- to become
宾得	賓得	Bīndé	- Pentax, Japanese optics company
赚得	賺得	zhuàndé	- to earn
购得	購得	gòudé	- to purchase - to acquire
赢得	贏得	yíngdé	- to win - to gain
路得	路得	Lùdé	- Ruth (name) - variant of 路德[Lu4 de2] - Luther
过得	過得	guòdé	- How are you getting by? - How's life? - contraction of 過得去\|过得去, can get by - tolerably well - not too bad
长得	長得	zhǎngde	- to look (pretty, the same etc)
难得	難得	nándé	- seldom - rare - hard to come by
非得	非得	fēiděi	- (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
显得	顯得	xiǎnde	- to seem - to look - to appear
三得利	三得利	Sāndélì	- Suntory, Japanese beverage company
不值得	不值得	bùzhíde	- unworthy
不得不	不得不	bùdébù	- have no choice or option but to - cannot but - have to - can't help it - can't avoid
不得了	不得了	bùdéliǎo	- desperately serious - disastrous - extremely - exceedingly
不得劲	不得勁	bùdéjìn	- awkward - unhandy - be indisposed - not feel well
不得已	不得已	bùdéyǐ	- to act against one's will - to have no alternative but to - to have to - to have no choice - must
不由得	不由得	bùyóude	- can't help - cannot but
不见得	不見得	bùjiànde	- not necessarily - not likely
乍得湖	乍得湖	ZhàdéHú	- Lake Chad
佛得角	佛得角	Fódéjiǎo	- Cape Verde
佳得乐	佳得樂	Jiādélè	- Gatorade (brand)
使不得	使不得	shǐbude	- cannot be used - must not (do sth) - unacceptable
来不得	來不得	láibudé	- cannot allow (to be present) - cannot admit
来得及	來得及	láidejí	- there's still time - able to do sth in time
俄备得	俄備得	Ébèidé	- Obed (son of Boaz and Ruth)
信得过	信得過	xìndeguò	- trustworthy - reliable
免不得	免不得	miǎnbude	- unavoidable - bound to (happen)
划得来	划得來	huádelái	- worth it - it pays to
利得税	利得稅	lìdéshuì	- profit tax
利雅得	利雅得	Lìyǎdé	- Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia
可得到	可得到	kědédào	- available
吃得住	吃得住	chīdezhù	- to be able to bear - to be able to support
吃得消	吃得消	chīdexiāo	- to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc) - to be able to afford
吃得开	吃得開	chīdekāi	- to be popular - to be getting on well - much in demand
合得来	合得來	hédelái	- to get along well - compatible - also written 和得來\|和得来[he2 de5 lai2]
和得来	和得來	hédelái	- to get along well - compatible - also written 合得來\|合得来[he2 de5 lai2]
多得是	多得是	duōdeshì	- there's no shortage - there are plenty
够得着	夠得著	gòudezháo	- to reach - to be up to
天晓得	天曉得	tiānxiǎode	- Heaven knows!
容不得	容不得	róngbudé	- unable to tolerate - intolerant - unable to bear sth
对得起	對得起	duìdeqǐ	- not to let sb down - to treat sb fairly - be worthy of
少不得	少不得	shǎobudé	- cannot be avoided - cannot do without
差得多	差得多	chàdéduō	- fall short by a large amount
巴不得	巴不得	bābude	- (coll.) to be eager for - to long for - to look forward to
彼得堡	彼得堡	Bǐdébǎo	- Petersburg (place name) - Saint Petersburg, Russia
彼得潘	彼得潘	BǐdéPān	- Peter Pan, the novel character
得不到	得不到	débùdào	- cannot get - cannot obtain
得来速	得來速	déláisù	- drive-thru (loanword)
得梅因	得梅因	DéMéiyīn	- Des Moines, capital of Iowa
得荣县	得榮縣	Déróngxiàn	- Dêrong county (Tibetan: sde rong rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
得尔塔	得爾塔	děiěrtǎ	- delta (Greek letter Δδ)
得票率	得票率	dépiàolǜ	- percentage of votes obtained
心得安	心得安	xīndéān	- propranolol (beta-blocker used to treat high blood pressure)
忍得住	忍得住	rěndezhù	- to refrain - to be able to endure it
怨不得	怨不得	yuànbude	- cannot blame - no wonder
怪不得	怪不得	guàibude	- no wonder! - so that's why!
恨不得	恨不得	hènbude	- wishing one could do sth - to hate to be unable - itching to do sth
想得美	想得美	xiǎngdéměi	- in your dreams! - as if! - You wish! - I wish that were so
想得开	想得開	xiǎngdekāi	- to not take to heart - to be free of worried thoughts - to adopt a lighthearted perspective - lighthearted
戳得住	戳得住	chuōdezhù	- up to it - can stand the test
所得税	所得稅	suǒdéshuì	- income tax
拍立得	拍立得	Pāilìdé	- Polaroid (Tw)
舍不得	捨不得	shěbude	- to hate to do sth - to hate to part with - to begrudge
放得下	放得下	fàngdexià	- to be able to accomodate - to have room for - to be able to put (sth) down
敖贝得	敖貝得	Áobèidé	- Obed (name)
数得上	數得上	shǔdeshàng	- to be considered as outstanding or special - to be reckoned with - notable
数得着	數得著	shǔdezháo	- to be considered as outstanding or special - to be reckoned with - notable
易取得	易取得	yìqǔdé	- accessible
没得说	沒得說	méideshuō	- really good - excellent
热得快	熱得快	rèdekuài	- immersion heater - electric heater for liquid
犯得上	犯得上	fàndeshàng	- worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile)
犯得着	犯得著	fàndezháo	- worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile) - also written 犯得上
猜得透	猜得透	cāidetòu	- to have sufficient insight to perceive - to suspect that ...
奖得主	獎得主	jiǎngdézhǔ	- recipient of an award - prize winner
获得性	獲得性	huòdéxìng	- acquired (i.e. not inborn)
获得者	獲得者	huòdézhě	- recipient
用得上	用得上	yòngdeshàng	- needed - to come in useful
用得着	用得著	yòngdezháo	- to be able to use - useable - to have a use for sth - (in interrogative sentence) to be necessary to
由不得	由不得	yóubùde	- cannot help - to be beyond control of
看得中	看得中	kàndezhòng	- to take a liking for - to fancy
看得见	看得見	kàndéjiàn	- can see - visible
看得起	看得起	kàndeqǐ	- to show respect for - to think highly of
看得过	看得過	kàndeguò	- presentable - passable
眼见得	眼見得	yǎnjiànde	- (dialect) obviously - clearly
磨得开	磨得開	módekāi	- unembarrassed - without fear of impairing personal relation
算不得	算不得	suànbùdé	- not count as
经得起	經得起	jīngdeqǐ	- to be able to withstand - to be able to endure
罗得岛	羅得島	LuódéDǎo	- Rhode Island, US state - Rhodes, an island of Greece
习得性	習得性	xídéxìng	- acquired - learned
圣彼得	聖彼得	ShèngBǐdé	- Saint Peter
听得懂	聽得懂	tīngdedǒng	- to understand (by hearing) - to catch (what sb says)
听得见	聽得見	tīngdéjiàn	- audible
万事得	萬事得	Wànshìdé	- Mazda Motor Corporation - also known as 馬自達\|马自达
行得通	行得通	xíngdetōng	- practicable - realizable - will work
要不得	要不得	yàobude	- intolerable - unacceptable
见不得	見不得	jiànbudé	- not fit to be seen by - should not be exposed to - can't bear to see
说得上	說得上	shuōdeshàng	- can be counted or regarded as - to be able to tell or answer - to deserve mention
谈得来	談得來	tándelái	- to be able to talk to - to get along with - to be congenial
赶得及	趕得及	gǎndéjí	- there is still time (to do sth) - to be able to do sth in time - to be able to make it
路得记	路得記	Lùdéjì	- Book of Ruth
过得去	過得去	guòdéqù	- lit. can pass through (an opening) - fig. can get by (in life) - tolerably well - not too bad - How are you getting by? - How's life?
镇得住	鎮得住	zhèndezhù	- to manage to suppress - to keep under control
雅温得	雅溫得	Yǎwēndé	- Yaoundé, capital city of Cameroon
霍华得	霍華得	Huòhuádé	- Howard (name)
靠得住	靠得住	kàodezhù	- reliable - trustworthy
顾不得	顧不得	gùbude	- unable to change sth - unable to deal with
鼠得克	鼠得克	shǔdékè	- difenacoum (anticoagulant and rodenticide)
一举两得	一舉兩得	yījǔliǎngdé	- one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
一蹴而得	一蹴而得	yīcùérdé	- to get there in one step (idiom); easily done - success at a stroke - to get results overnight
不可多得	不可多得	bùkěduōdé	- hard to come by - rare
不得人心	不得人心	bùdérénxīn	- not to enjoy popular support - to be unpopular
不得而知	不得而知	bùdéérzhī	- unknown - unable to find out
不得要领	不得要領	bùdéyàolǐng	- fail to grasp the main points
不当得利	不當得利	bùdāngdélì	- unjust enrichment
何以见得	何以見得	héyǐjiàndé	- how can one be sure?
值得一提	值得一提	zhídeyītí	- to be worth mentioning
值得信赖	值得信賴	zhídexìnlài	- trustworthy
值得品味	值得品味	zhídepǐnwèi	- worth tasting - you should try it
值得敬佩	值得敬佩	zhídejìngpèi	- deserving - worthy of respect - estimable
值得注意	值得注意	zhídezhùyì	- notable - noteworthy - merit attention
值得称赞	值得稱讚	zhídechēngzàn	- commendable
优游自得	優遊自得	yōuyóuzìdé	- free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
先到先得	先到先得	xiāndàoxiāndé	- first come first served
动弹不得	動彈不得	dòngtanbudé	- to be unable to move a single step
动辄得咎	動輒得咎	dòngzhédéjiù	- faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right
势在必得	勢在必得	shìzàibìdé	- to be determined to win (idiom)
千虑一得	千慮一得	qiānlǜyīdé	- a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.
取得一致	取得一致	qǔdéyīzhì	- to reach a consensus
取得胜利	取得勝利	qǔdéshènglì	- to prevail - to achieve victory - to be victorious
各得其所	各得其所	gèdéqísuǒ	- each in the correct place - each is provided for
咎有应得	咎有應得	jiùyǒuyīngdé	- to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc) (idiom)
哭笑不得	哭笑不得	kūxiàobùdé	- lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); both funny and extremely embarrassing - in a desperate state - between laughter and tears
唾手可得	唾手可得	tuòshǒukědé	- easily obtained - readily available
吓得发抖	嚇得發抖	xiàdéfādǒu	- tremble with fear
因祸得福	因禍得福	yīnhuòdéfú	- to profit from a disaster (idiom); some good comes out of a setback - It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.
土得掉渣	土得掉渣	tǔdediàozhā	- (coll.) rustic - uncouth
夙愿得偿	夙願得償	sùyuàndécháng	- to have a long-cherished wish realized
多劳多得	多勞多得	duōláoduōdé	- work more and get more
失而复得	失而復得	shīérfùdé	- to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)
如鱼得水	如魚得水	rúyúdéshuǐ	- like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
安得拉邦	安得拉邦	Āndélābāng	- Andhra Pradesh or Andhra State in southeast India
安闲自得	安閑自得	ānxiánzìdé	- feeling comfortably at ease (idiom)
完全懂得	完全懂得	wánquándǒngde	- to understand completely
富得流油	富得流油	fùdeliúyóu	- affluent - very rich
岳得尔歌	嶽得爾歌	yuèdéěrgē	- to yodel
彼得前书	彼得前書	Bǐdéqiánshū	- First Epistle of Peter (in New Testament)
彼得后书	彼得後書	BǐdéHòushū	- Second Epistle of Peter (in New Testament)
彼得格勒	彼得格勒	Bǐdégélè	- Petrograd, variant spelling of 彼得堡[Bi3 de2 bao3], Saint Petersburg
彼得里皿	彼得里皿	Bǐdélǐmǐn	- Petri dish
得不偿失	得不償失	débùchángshī	- the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
得克萨斯	得克薩斯	Dékèsàsī	- Texas, US state
得天独厚	得天獨厚	détiāndúhòu	- (of an area) rich in resources - (of a person) gifted or able (idiom)
得寸进尺	得寸進尺	décùnjìnchǐ	- lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains - give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
得心应手	得心應手	déxīnyìngshǒu	- lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job - entirely in one's element - going smoothly and easily
得意忘形	得意忘形	déyìwàngxíng	- so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure - beside oneself with joy
得意扬扬	得意揚揚	déyìyángyáng	- variant of 得意洋洋[de2 yi4 yang2 yang2]
得意洋洋	得意洋洋	déyìyángyáng	- joyfully satisfied - to be immensely proud of oneself - proudly - an air of complacency
得意门生	得意門生	déyìménshēng	- favorite pupil
得而复失	得而復失	déérfùshī	- to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)
得过且过	得過且過	déguòqiěguò	- satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through - without high ambitions, but getting by
得道多助	得道多助	dédàoduōzhù	- a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom); those upholding justice will find help all around
得陇望蜀	得隴望蜀	déLǒngwàngShǔ	- lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized - fig. endless greed - insatiable desire
得鱼忘筌	得魚忘筌	déyúwàngquán	- lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子\|庄子); fig. to take help for granted
心安理得	心安理得	xīnānlǐdé	- to have a clear conscience - to have no qualms about sth
志得意满	志得意滿	zhìdéyìmǎn	- fully content with one's achievements (idiom) - complacent
怎么得了	怎麼得了	zěnmedéliǎo	- how can this be? - what's to be done? - what an awful mess!
怡然自得	怡然自得	yíránzìdé	- happy and content (idiom)
患得患失	患得患失	huàndéhuànshī	- to worry about personal gains and losses
懒得搭理	懶得搭理	lǎndedālǐ	- not wishing to acknowledge sb - unwilling to respond
成败得失	成敗得失	chéngbàidéshī	- lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom) - fig. to weigh up various factors
打得火热	打得火熱	dǎdehuǒrè	- to carry on intimately with (idiom); ardent relationship (esp. between lovers) - billing and cooing
探骊得珠	探驪得珠	tànlídézhū	- to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation) - to see through to the nub
支付得起	支付得起	zhīfùdéqǐ	- to be able to pay - affordable
旗开得胜	旗開得勝	qíkāidéshèng	- lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success - success in a single move
既得利益	既得利益	jìdélìyì	- vested interest
既得期间	既得期間	jìdéqījiān	- vesting period (in finance)
春风得意	春風得意	chūnfēngdéyì	- flushed with success - proud of one's success (in exams, promotion etc) - as pleased as punch
有劳得奖	有勞得獎	yǒuláodéjiǎng	- a good dog deserves a bone (idiom)
有得一比	有得一比	yǒudéyībǐ	- can be compared - to be very similar
有得有失	有得有失	yǒudéyǒushī	- you win some, you lose some (idiom) - gains and losses - trade-off
未必见得	未必見得	wèibìjiàndé	- not necessarily - that's not sure
欧几里得	歐幾里得	Ōujǐlǐdé	- Euclid of Alexandria (c. 300 BC), Greek geometer and author Elements 幾何原本\|几何原本
求之不得	求之不得	qiúzhībùdé	- lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
沉得住气	沉得住氣	chéndezhùqì	- to stay calm - to keep one's composure
洋洋得意	洋洋得意	yángyángdéyì	- immensely pleased with oneself (idiom) - proud - complacent
洋洋自得	洋洋自得	yángyángzìdé	- immensely pleased with oneself (idiom) - proud - complacent
深得民心	深得民心	shēndémínxīn	- to win the hearts of the people - to be popular among the masses
温得和克	溫得和克	Wēndéhékè	- Windhoek, capital of Namibia
玩儿得转	玩兒得轉	wánrdézhuàn	- can handle it - up to the task
甜得发腻	甜得發膩	tiándefānì	- lovey-dovey - cloying - sugary
用得其所	用得其所	yòngdeqísuǒ	- used properly - used for its intended purpose - to put to good use - to serve its purpose
相得益彰	相得益彰	xiāngdéyìzhāng	- to bring out the best in each other (idiom) - to complement one another well
看得过儿	看得過兒	kàndeguòr	- erhua variant of 看得過\|看得过[kan4 de5 guo4]
罪有应得	罪有應得	zuìyǒuyīngdé	- guilty and deserves to be punished (idiom); entirely appropriate chastisement - the punishment fits the crime
罗得斯岛	羅得斯島	LuódésīDǎo	- Rhodes, Mediterranean island
圣彼得堡	聖彼得堡	ShèngBǐdébǎo	- Saint Petersburg (city in Russia)
自得其乐	自得其樂	zìdéqílè	- to find amusement in one's own way - to enjoy oneself quietly
自鸣得意	自鳴得意	zìmíngdéyì	- to think highly of oneself
万不得已	萬不得已	wànbùdéyǐ	- only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort
见不得人	見不得人	jiànbudérén	- shameful
触地得分	觸地得分	chùdìdéfēn	- to score a try (sports) - to score a touchdown
贪得无厌	貪得無厭	tāndéwúyàn	- avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
贪得无餍	貪得無饜	tāndéwúyàn	- variant of 貪得無厭\|贪得无厌[tan1 de2 wu2 yan4]
轩轩自得	軒軒自得	xuānxuānzìdé	- to be delighted with oneself
迫不得已	迫不得已	pòbùdéyǐ	- to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances - forced into sth
逍遥自得	逍遙自得	xiāoyáozìdé	- doing as one pleases (idiom); foot-loose and fancy free
这还了得	這還了得	zhèháiliǎodé	- How dare you! - This is an outrage! - Absolutely disgraceful!
进退不得	進退不得	jìntuìbùdé	- can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver - stalled - in a dilemma - stuck in a difficult position
适得其反	適得其反	shìdéqífǎn	- to produce the opposite of the desired result
适得其所	適得其所	shìdéqísuǒ	- exactly what one would wish - to find one's niche
阿得莱德	阿得萊德	Ādéláidé	- Adelaide, capital of South Australia
离苦得乐	離苦得樂	líkǔdélè	- to abandon suffering and obtain happiness (Buddhism)
难得一见	難得一見	nándéyījiàn	- rarely seen
亚得里亚海	亞得里亞海	YàdélǐyàHǎi	- Adriatic Sea
常言说得好	常言說得好	chángyánshuōdehǎo	- as the saying goes - as they say...
弗里得里希	弗里得里希	Fúlǐdélǐxī	- Friedrich (name)
彼得罗维奇	彼得羅維奇	Bǐdéluówéiqí	- Petrovich (name)
得克萨斯州	得克薩斯州	Dékèsàsīzhōu	- Texas, US state
所见即所得	所見即所得	suǒjiànjísuǒdé	- What you see is what you get (WYSIWYG)
欧里庇得斯	歐里庇得斯	Ōulǐbìdésī	- Euripides (c. 480-406 BC), Greek tragedian, author of Medea, Trojan Women etc
活得不耐烦	活得不耐煩	huódebùnàifán	- to be tired of living - (coll.) to be asking for trouble
耍得团团转	耍得團團轉	shuǎdetuántuánzhuàn	- to fool - to dupe
蒙得维的亚	蒙得維的亞	Méngdéwéidìyà	- Montevideo, capital of Uruguay
不得其门而入	不得其門而入	bùdéqíménérrù	- to be unable to get in - to fail to find a proper approach to handling sth
不得已而为之	不得已而為之	bùdéyǐérwéizhī	- to have no other choice - to be the last resort
哭得死去活来	哭得死去活來	kūdesǐqùhuólái	- to cry one's heart out
爱得死去活来	愛得死去活來	àidesǐqùhuólái	- to be madly in love
拿得起放得下	拿得起放得下	nádeqǐfàngdexià	- to be adaptable to circumstances (idiom)
百思不得其解	百思不得其解	bǎisībùdéqíjiě	- see 百思不解[bai3 si1 bu4 jie3]
习得性无助感	習得性無助感	xídéxìngwúzhùgǎn	- (psychology) learned helplessness
得饶人处且饶人	得饒人處且饒人	déráorénchùqiěráorén	- where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom); anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible
有所得必有所失	有所得必有所失	yǒusuǒdébìyǒusuǒshī	- there is no gain without a loss (idiom) - there is no such thing as a free meal
眼里容不得沙子	眼裡容不得沙子	yǎnlǐróngbudéshāzi	- can't bear having grit in one's eye (idiom) - unable to put sth objectionable out of one's mind - not prepared to turn a blind eye
近水楼台先得月	近水樓臺先得月	jìnshuǐlóutáixiāndéyuè	- the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom) - to benefit from intimacy with an influential person
来得容易，去得快	來得容易，去得快	láideróngyì,qùdekuài	- Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
来得早不如来得巧	來得早不如來得巧	láidezǎobùrúláideqiǎo	- arriving early can't beat coming at the right time - perfect timing
鱼与熊掌不可兼得	魚與熊掌不可兼得	yúyǔxióngzhǎngbùkějiāndé	- lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other - you can't always get everything you want - you can't have your cake and eat it
一人得道，鸡犬升天	一人得道，雞犬升天	yīréndédào,jīquǎnshēngtiān	- lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom) - fig. to ride on sb else's success - Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too - Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
不入虎穴，焉得虎子	不入虎穴，焉得虎子	bùrùhǔxué,yāndéhǔzǐ	- How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
千军易得，一将难求	千軍易得，一將難求	qiānjūnyìdé,yījiàngnánqiú	- Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
得道多助，失道寡助	得道多助，失道寡助	dédàoduōzhù,shīdàoguǎzhù	- A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆	種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆	zhòngguādéguā,zhòngdòudédòu	- lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap. - One must live with the consequences of one's actions. - You've made your bed, now must lie on it.
要风得风，要雨得雨	要風得風，要雨得雨	yàofēngdéfēng,yàoyǔdéyǔ	- to get whatever one wants - to have everything going one's way
鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利	鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利	yùbàngxiāngzhēng,yúwēngdélì	- lit. sandpiper and clam war together and the fisherman catches both (idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party
跑得了和尚，跑不了庙	跑得了和尚，跑不了廟	pǎodéliǎohéshàng,pǎobùliǎomiào	- the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) - you can run this time, but you'll have to come back - I'll get you sooner or later
吃得苦中苦，方为人上人	吃得苦中苦，方為人上人	chīdékǔzhōngkǔ,fāngwéirénshàngrén	- one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb) - no pain, no gain
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧	留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒	liúdeqīngshānzài,bùpàméicháishāo	- While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好	誰笑到最後，誰笑得最好	shéixiàodàozuìhòu,shéixiàodézuìhǎo	- He laughs best who laughs last.
谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好	誰笑在最後，誰笑得最好	shéixiàozàizuìhòu,shéixiàodézuìhǎo	- He laughs best who laughs last.
舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马	捨得一身剮，敢把皇帝拉下馬	shědeyīshēnguǎ,gǎnbǎhuángdìlāxiàmǎ	- one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb) - to a fearless person, no fence is high enough
踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫	踏破鐵鞋無覓處，得來全不費工夫	tàpòtiěxiéwúmìchù,déláiquánbùfèigōngfu	- to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily
无一事而不学，无一时而不学，无一处而不得	無一事而不學，無一時而不學，無一處而不得	wúyīshìérbùxué,wúyīshíérbùxué,wúyīchǔérbùdé	- Study everything, at all times, everywhere (Zhu Xi 朱熹)