LEARN + CHINESE / 176 of 300 HSK 5
So Happy She Jumped Up 得
Your friend gives directions so clearly that you can find the café on your own. Later, you hear she won a prize and jumped for joy. Both use 得 after a verb or adjective, but the phrase after 得 tells you whether it describes the manner, the degree, or the result.
老师讲得很清楚，我们一下子就听懂了。
lǎoshī jiǎng de hěn qīngchu, wǒmen yíxiàzi jiù tīngdǒng le.
The teacher explained it clearly, so we understood right away.
她听到自己得奖，高兴得跳了起来。
tā tīngdào zìjǐ déjiǎng, gāoxìng de tiào le qǐlai.
When she heard she’d won a prize, she was so happy she jumped up.
我昨晚忙得连晚饭都没吃。
wǒ zuówǎn máng de lián wǎnfàn dōu méi chī.
I was so busy last night that I didn’t even eat dinner.
风大得把窗户都吹开了，快关上吧。
fēng dà de bǎ chuānghu dōu chuī kāi le, kuài guānshàng ba.
The wind was so strong it blew the window open; close it quickly.
这道题把大家难坏了，最后还是老师一步一步讲清楚的。
zhè dào tí bǎ dàjiā nán huài le, zuìhòu háishi lǎoshī yí bù yí bù jiǎng qīngchu de.
This problem had everyone stumped; in the end, the teacher explained it step by step.
Hint · 힌트
After a verb, 得 can describe how well something is done: 讲得清楚. With an adjective or feeling, it can introduce an outcome or strong degree: 忙得没吃饭, 高兴得跳起来, 难得坏了. Keep the complement after the word it describes.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
jiǎng qīngchu | to explain clearly |
yíxiàzi | all at once; right away |
tīngdǒng | to understand by listening |
déjiǎng | to win a prize |
gāoxìng | happy |
tiào qǐlai | to jump up |
máng de…… | so busy that… |
lián | even; including |
wǎnfàn | dinner |
fēng | wind |
chuānghu | window |
chuī kāi | to blow open |
guānshàng | to close |
qīngchu | clear |
lǎoshī | teacher |
zuówǎn | last night |
de | complement marker |
chéngdù | degree; extent |
jiéguǒ | result; outcome |
bànfǎ | way; method |
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