得

de

This one is never said on its own. Here it is inside a real phrase:

说得好shuō de hǎowell said

grammar particle: links verb to complement

Dictionary entry

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

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得

See it in sentences

他说中文说得很好。

Tā shuō Zhōngwén shuō de hěn hǎo.

English

He speaks Chinese very well.

今天累得不想吃饭。

Jīntiān lèi de bù xiǎng chī fàn.

English

I am so tired today that I do not want to eat.

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