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title: "verb + 得 + complement in Chinese Grammar: Says how something is done (how well, how much, with what result), With Examples"
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# verb + 得 + complement

Says how something is done (how well, how much, with what result)

Verb + 得 + description tells how well, how much or with what result the action happens.

## In stories

爸爸把她**举得高高的**。

[我爸爸很高 · How to describe people in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-describe-people-in-chinese#library-word-322-327) HSK 1

今天，老师对同学们说：“朋友要去玩，你们可以对他说：‘**玩得开心**！

[玩得开心！ · How to say have fun in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-say-have-fun-in-chinese#library-word-42-46) HSK 1

回家的路上，姐姐**走得很快**，妹妹走得很慢。

[姐姐说热，妹妹说冷 · Hot or cold? Chinese opposites](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/chinese-opposites-hot-or-cold#library-word-86-90) HSK 2

那天晚上，我们**吃得很少**，说得很多，喝了两杯一样的奶茶。

[第一次见面 · The first date: both late for the same reason](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/chinese-story-about-a-first-date#library-word-354-358) HSK 2

[Read 我爸爸很高](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-describe-people-in-chinese#library-word-322-327)

## More patterns

- [verb + 不/得 + result (potential) cannot / can (manage to) …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/v-bu-c)
- [verb + 不了/得了 cannot …; can …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/v-bu-liao)
- [舍不得 can’t bear to (part with, spend, leave)](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/shebude)
- [A 比 B + adjective + 多了/得多 much more … than …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/bi-duo-le)
- [adjective + 得要命/得要死/得不行 extremely …; … to death](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/de-yaoming)
- [把 + object + verb do something to … (and it ends up changed)](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/ba)

## What does verb + 得 + complement mean in Chinese?

Says how something is done (how well, how much, with what result). Verb + 得 + description tells how well, how much or with what result the action happens.

## How common is verb + 得 + complement?

It comes up in 148 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

## Does it correct my mistakes?

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Patterns found by our own parser; lines from our free Library.