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得手 (dé shǒu): Succeed / Accomplish (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
得 • dé • to get; to obtain • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
dé
得
to get; to obtain
手 • shǒu • hand • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
shǒu
手
hand
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 得手.
Words with
得
觉得
jué de
to think; feel
得分
dé fēn
to score
得到
dé dào
to get
懂得
dǒng de
to understand; to know; to comprehend
认得
rèn de
to recognize
记得
jì de
to remember
值得
zhí de
worthy
取得
qǔ dé
to acquire; to get; to obtain
Words with
手
手机
shǒu jī
mobile phone
手表
shǒu biǎo
watch
洗手间
xǐ shǒu jiān
toilets; washroom
歌手
gē shǒu
singer
二手
èr shǒu
indirectly acquired
分手
fēn shǒu
part company; say good-bye; separate
对手
duì shǒu
opponent; adversary; rival
手套
shǒu tào
gloves
4.
How to Use 得手 in Sentences
Adverb + Verb
qīng
轻
yì
易
dé
得
shǒu
手
neutral
succeed easily
lǚ
屡
lǚ
屡
dé
得
shǒu
手
formal
succeed repeatedly
Subject + Verb
with
阴谋
yīn
阴
móu
谋
dé
得
shǒu
手
Verb + Complement
with
盗窃
dào
盗
qiè
窃
dé
得
shǒu
手
5.
Example Sentences with 得手
tā
他
tōu
偷
dōng
东
xī
西
dé
得
shǒu
手
le
formal
Written
plot succeeds
formal
Written
succeed in stealing
了
。
He succeeded in stealing something.
jīng
经
guò
过
duō
多
cì
次
cháng
尝
shì
试
，
tā
他
de
的
jì
计
huà
划
zhōng
终
yú
于
dé
得
shǒu
手
le
了
。
After many attempts, his plan finally succeeded.
jīng
经
guò
过
zhōu
周
mì
密
cè
策
huà
划
，
zhè
这
cì
次
shāng
商
yè
业
shōu
收
gòu
购
zhōng
终
yú
于
dé
得
shǒu
手
le
了
。
After meticulous planning, this business acquisition finally succeeded.
nǐ
你
jué
觉
de
得
tā
他
men
们
zhè
这
cì
次
tán
谈
pàn
判
néng
能
dé
得
shǒu
手
ma
吗
？
Do you think they can succeed in this negotiation?
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
nǔ
努
lì
力
le
了
hěn
很
jiǔ
久
，
dàn
但
tā
他
de
的
shēn
申
qǐng
请
bìng
并
wèi
未
dé
得
shǒu
手
。
Despite his long efforts, his application did not succeed.
