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得了

dé le · de le/dé liǎo · de liao

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Meaning

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dé le 得了

  1. all right!
  2. that's enough!

dé liǎo 得了

  1. (emphatically, in rhetorical questions) possible
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Enough skewers!

  1. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)，再来(zàilái)一串(yīchuàn)烤面筋(kǎomiànjīn)！

    Boss, one more grilled gluten skewer!

  2. Liangliang

    得了吧(déleba)，你(nǐ)已经(yǐjīng)吃(chī)了(le)五串(wǔchuàn)了(le)。

    Enough already. You've eaten five skewers.

  3. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)真(zhēn)好吃(hǎochī)啊(a)。

    But it's so tasty.

  4. Liangliang

    得了(déle)，那就(nàjiù)再来(zàilái)一串(yīchuàn)，我们(wǒmen)一人(yīrén)一半(yībàn)。

    All right, one more skewer, and we split it.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！你(nǐ)不饿(bùè)的话(dehuà)，你(nǐ)那(nà)一半(yībàn)我(wǒ)也(yě)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)吃(chī)。

    Deal! If you're not hungry, I'll eat your half too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

得(dé)了(le)，别(bié)再(zài)说(shuō)了(le)，我(wǒ)已(yǐ)经(jīng)明(míng)白(bai)你(nǐ)的(de)意(yì)思(si)了(le)。

All right, stop talking; I already understand what you mean.

02

这(zhè)么(me)远(yuǎn)的(de)路(lù)，他(tā)一(yí)个(ge)人(rén)得(dé)了(liǎo)吗(ma)？

With such a long distance, can he manage it alone?

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