Connects a verb or adjective to a following phrase that describes the degree, effect, or result of the action or state.

to obtain; to receive; to gain

Used between a verb and its result to show that the result is possible, as in 看得见 kàn​de​jiàn meaning "able to see"

to have to; should; ought to; to need to

to allow; to permit; to be able to

to contract or suffer from (an illness or misfortune)

to equal; to result in a value (in arithmetic or calculation)

to be content; to feel proud or self-satisfied

suitable; proper; appropriate

used to express agreement, or to signal that one should stop what they are saying or doing

used to express resignation or frustration when something goes wrong

ready; completed; finished

to be bound to; to be certain to

(bound form) used in 得瑟 dè​se to describe acting smug or showing off in a frivolous way

a Chinese surname