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Complement of Degree (得)

How well an action is done

Verb + 得 + how well/much

Describes the manner or degree of the action.

💬 Examples
他跑得很快。
Tā pǎo de hěn kuài.
He runs very fast.
📝 verb 得 degree
她唱得很好。
Tā chàng de hěn hǎo.
She sings very well.
📝 得 + assessment
Repeat the verb if there's an object

V + O + V + 得 + complement.

💬 Examples
他说中文说得很好。
Tā shuō Zhōngwén shuō de hěn hǎo.
He speaks Chinese very well.
📝 Repeat 说 to attach 得
她写字写得很漂亮。
Tā xiě zì xiě de hěn piàoliang.
She writes characters beautifully.
📝 Verb repeated before 得
Negate inside the complement

Put 不 after 得.

💬 Examples
他跑得不快。
Tā pǎo de bú kuài.
He doesn't run fast.
📝 得 + 不 + adjective
我睡得不好。
Wǒ shuì de bù hǎo.
I didn't sleep well.
📝 Negation in the complement