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得到

dé dào · de dao

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Meaning

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  1. to get; to obtain; to receive
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A red envelope

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)得到了(dédàole)一个(yīgè)红包(hóngbāo)！

    I got a red envelope today!

  2. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)？

    Why?

  3. Dengdeng

    电脑(diànnǎo)坏了(huàile)，我(wǒ)重新(chóngxīn)开机(kāijī)，它(tā)就(jiù)好了(hǎole)。

    The computer broke, I restarted it, and it worked.

  4. Liangliang

    就(jiù)这样(zhèyàng)？你(nǐ)就(jiù)得到(dédào)红包(hóngbāo)了(le)？

    Just like that? You got a red envelope for that?

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)。老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)，别人(biéren)都(dōu)只会(zhǐhuì)说(shuō)电脑(diànnǎo)坏了(huàile)。

    Yes. The boss said everyone else only says the computer is broken.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)得(dé)到(dào)确(què)认(rèn)之(zhī)前(qián)不(bú)要(yào)进(jìn)行(xíng)任(rèn)何(hé)修(xiū)改(gǎi)。

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Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by vicch · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)努(nǔ)力(lì)工(gōng)作(zuò)，终(zhōng)于(yú)得(dé)到(dào)了(le)大(dà)家(jiā)的(de)认(rèn)可(kě)。

He worked hard and finally gained everyone's recognition.

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得
dé

to obtain; to get

到
dào

to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to

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