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得逞

dé chěng · de cheng

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Meaning

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  1. to prevail
  2. to have one's way
  3. to get away with it
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A scare that did not work

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)吓(xià)你(nǐ)一下(yīxià)。

    Dengdeng, today I want to give you a scare.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)别(bié)想(xiǎng)得逞(déchěng)，我(wǒ)早就(zǎojiù)知道(zhīdào)了(le)。

    Don't think you'll get your way. I knew it already.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)知道(zhīdào)的(de)？

    How did you know?

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)笑(xiào)了(le)一早上(yīzǎoshang)，我(wǒ)当然(dāngrán)知道(zhīdào)。

    You've been smiling all morning. Of course I knew.

  5. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，这次(zhècì)没(méi)让(ràng)我(wǒ)得逞(déchěng)。

    Fine. This time I didn't get my way.

  6. Dengdeng

    看(kàn)你(nǐ)身后(shēnhòu)！哈哈(hāhā)，你(nǐ)吓(xià)了(le)一跳(yītiào)，这次(zhècì)是(shì)我(wǒ)得逞(déchěng)了(le)！

    Look behind you! Ha, you jumped. This time I got my way!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)不(bú)会(huì)让(ràng)他(tā)们(men)得(dé)逞(chěng)的(de)。

I won't give them the satisfaction.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

骗(piàn)子(zi)想(xiǎng)骗(piàn)走(zǒu)老(lǎo)人(rén)的(de)钱(qián)，但(dàn)没(méi)有(yǒu)得(dé)逞(chěng)。

The scammer tried to cheat the elderly person out of money, but did not succeed.

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