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Structural particle 得 (结构助词：得)
得 links a verb with a description of how the action is done. Use Verb + 得 + adjective/phrase.
Anchor example
她中文说得很好。
Tā Zhōngwén shuō de hěn hǎo.
She speaks Chinese very well.
HSK 2
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Lesson summary
Verb + 得 + Description: 得 links a verb with a description of how the action is done. Use Verb + 得 + adjective/phrase.
Structural 得 is placed after a verb to describe the result, degree, or manner of that action: 说得很好, 跑得很快, 写得不错. If the verb has an object, Chinese often puts the object before the verb or repeats the verb: 她中文说得很好 / 她说中文说得很好. Do not confuse 得 with 的 or 地: 的 modifies nouns, 地 comes before verbs, and 得 comes after verbs.
Grammar pattern
Verb + 得 + description
Describes how well, fast, clearly, or badly an action is done.
她中文说得很好。
Tā Zhōngwén shuō de hěn hǎo.
She speaks Chinese very well.
他跑得很快。
Tā pǎo de hěn kuài.
He runs very fast.
这个字你写得不错。
Zhège zì nǐ xiě de búcuò.
You wrote this character pretty well.
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