Chinese word dictionary

得宜

dé yí · proper; appropriate; suitable

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Word information

Simplified得宜

Traditional得宜

Pinyindé yí

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

得dé

to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready

宜yí

fitting, proper, right; what one should do

How to learn 得宜

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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