(gān dé) - did (a job), worked in Mandarin
gāndéTraditional: 幹得
Translation
did (a job), worked
Word origin
A combination of the verb 干 (gàn, to do, to work) and the structural particle 得 (de), which introduces a complement describing how the action was carried out. The simplified 干 covers the traditional 幹.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 干 (gàn, to do) + 得 (de, complement particle)
Stroke order
干
得
Examples
。
You did a great job.
。
He did this rather well.
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Everyone worked hard at it.
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You did brilliantly.
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They did it both quickly and well.
干得 (gān dé) means did or worked at a task, leading into a comment on how well. It is used before a complement such as 好 to judge performance.
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