得了

dé le

HSK level: HSK 6

Meaning

all right!; that's enough!

Other reading: dé liǎo

(emphatically, in rhetorical questions) possible

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Characters

得déto obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready彳旦寸了le, liǎoclear; to finish; particle of completed action乛亅

Examples

他们等得了。

tā men děng dé le。

They can wait.

我得了重感冒。

wǒ dé le zhòng gǎn mào。

I've caught a bad cold.

我很惊讶你得了奖。

wǒ hěn jīng yà nǐ dé le jiǎng。

I'm really surprised you got a prize.