V 得 + 样
How well something is done
HSK 2 · 4 examples
Speed
Verb + 得 + description says *how* an action is performed: 他跑得很快。
For the negative, put 不 after 得: 他跑得不快。
Examples
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He runs fast.
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You speak very well.
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I didn't sleep very well last night.
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She writes Chinese characters beautifully.
Watch out
- 得 always follows the verb here — 他很快跑 ✗
- 要看「能不能」，用 V 得 + 结果：我看得见、我听不懂。
Words in these examples
All 17 words used in the examples above — tap any word in an example to look it up in place. Words above this level are marked new.
- 他tāHSK 1other, another; he, she, it
- 跑pǎoHSK 1run, flee, leave in hurry
- 得déHSK 1obtain, get, gain, acquire
- 很hěnHSK 1very, quite, much
- 快kuàiHSK 1rapid, quick, speedy, fast; soon
- 你nǐHSK 1you, second person pronoun
- 说shuōHSK 1speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
- 好hǎoHSK 1good, excellent, fine; well
- 我wǒHSK 1our, us, i, me, my, we
- 昨天zuó tiānHSK 1yesterday
- 晚上wǎn shangHSK 1evening; night; in the evening
- 睡shuìHSK 1sleep, doze
- 不太bù tàiHSK 2Not too
- 她tāHSK 1she, her
- 汉字hàn zìHSK 1Chinese character; Japanese: kanji; Korean: hanja; Vietnamese: hán tự
- 写xiěHSK 1write; draw, sketch; compose
- 漂亮piào liangHSK 2pretty; beautiful