得（助动词） děi▶ tener que

Stroke order

得（助动词） is written in 31 strokes across 4 characters.

• 得 — 11 strokes
• 助 — 7 strokes
• 动 — 6 strokes
• 词 — 7 strokes

Senses

1. to have to
2. must
3. ought to
4. to need to

Example sentences

• 我得走了。Wǒ děi zǒu le.I have to go now.
• 你得早点休息。Nǐ děi zǎodiǎn xiūxi.You have to rest earlier.

Related words

• 值得Valor, valer
• 动作acción
• 得意Orgulloso
• 感动Estar conmovido
• 活动actividad
• 激动Emocionado

得（助动词） is pronounced děi and means “tener que”. It is part of the HSK 4 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 得（助动词） means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.