děi

to have to

must; ought to; to need to

This is a grammatical particle — its meaning comes from how it's used in sentences, not from its components.

Words with 得

来得

lái de

to emerge (from a comparison)

巴不得

bā bu de

(coll.) to be eager for

得梅因

dé méi yīn

Des Moines, capital of Iowa

得着

dé zháo

to obtain

这还了得

zhè hái liǎo dé

How dare you!

进退不得

jìn tuì bù dé

can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver

过得

guò dé

contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by

过得去

guò dé qù

lit. can pass through (an opening)

适得其反

shì dé qí fǎn

to produce the opposite of the desired result

适得其所

shì dé qí suǒ

exactly what one would wish

丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆

chǒu xí fù zǎo wǎn yě děi jiàn gōng pó

lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiom)

镇得住

zhèn de zhù

to manage to suppress

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