Degree Complement with 得
得 after a verb introduces a degree complement describing how an action is performed.
Pattern
Subject + Verb + 得 + Complement
Explanation
The degree complement uses 得 after a verb to describe how well, how fast, or to what extent an action is done. The complement can be an adjective or a more complex phrase.
If the verb has an object, the verb must be repeated: Subject + Verb + Object + Verb + 得 + Complement. For example, 他说中文说得很好.
Examples
她跑得很快。
Tā pǎo de hěn kuài.
She runs very fast.
他说中文说得很流利。
Tā shuō Zhōngwén shuō de hěn liúlì.
He speaks Chinese very fluently.
今天冷得我不想出门。
Jīntiān lěng de wǒ bù xiǎng chūmén.
Today is so cold that I don't want to go out.
Common Mistakes
她跑很快。
她跑得很快。
得 is required between the verb and the degree complement.
他说中文得很好。
他说中文说得很好。
When there is an object, repeat the verb before 得.
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