Chinese Character Dictionary

得力

dé lì

able

得胜

dé shèng

to triumph over an opponent

得势

dé shì

to win power

得名

dé míng

to get one's name

得天独厚

dé tiān dú hòu

(of an area) rich in resources

得失

dé shī

gains and losses

得宜

dé yí

proper

得宠

dé chŏng

to be a favorite

得寸进尺

dé cùn jìn chĭ

lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains

得很

de hĕn

very (much, good etc)

得心应手

dé xīn yìng shŏu

lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job

得悉

dé xī

to learn about

得意

dé yì

proud of oneself

得意忘形

dé yì wàng xíng

so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure

得意扬扬

dé yì yáng yáng

variant of 得意洋洋[dé yì yáng yáng]

得意洋洋

dé yì yáng yáng

joyfully satisfied

得意门生

dé yì mén shēng

favorite pupil

得手

dé shŏu

to go smoothly

得救

dé jiù

to be saved

得文

Dé wén

Devon (county of southwest England)

得荣

Dé róng

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[Gān zī Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

得荣县

Dé róng xiàn

Dêrong county (Tibetan: sde rong rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gān zī Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

得标

dé biāo

to win a bid

得尔塔

dĕi ĕr tă

delta (Greek letter Δδ)

得奖

dé jiăng

to win a prize

得瑟

dè se

to be cocky

得当

dé dàng

appropriate

得病

dé bìng

to fall ill

得益

dé yì

to derive benefit

得知

dé zhī

to find out

得票

dé piào

vote-getting

得票率

dé piào lu:4

percentage of votes obtained

得罪

dé zuì

to commit an offense

得而复失

dé ér fù shī

to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)

得色

dé sè

pleased with oneself

得着

dé zháo

to obtain

得亏

dĕi kuī

luckily

得要

dĕi yào

to need

得志

dé zhì

to accomplish one's ambition

得证

dé zhèng

to obtain a proof

得逞

dé chĕng

to prevail

得过且过

dé guò qiĕ guò

satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through

得道

dé dào

to achieve the Dao

得道多助

dé dào duō zhù

a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom); those upholding justice will find help all around

得道多助，失道寡助

dé dào duō zhù , shī dào guă zhù

A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)

得陇望蜀

dé Lŏng wàng Shŭ

lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized

得饶人处且饶人

dé ráo rén chù qiĕ ráo rén

where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom); anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible

得体

dé tĭ

appropriate to the occasion

得鱼忘筌

dé yú wàng quán

lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. to take help for granted

徘

pái

irresolute

徘徊

pái huái

to dither

徙

xĭ

change one's residence

徜

cháng

sit cross-legged

徜徉

cháng yáng

to wander about unhurriedly

从

Cóng

surname Cong

从一而终

cóng yī ér zhōng

faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying)

从不

cóng bù

never

从中

cóng zhōng

from

从事

cóng shì

to go for

从事研究

cóng shì yán jiū

to do research