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得以 (dé yǐ) — to be able to (after a condition or effort); to finally manage to

Definition

得以 is a formal written phrase meaning 'to be able to (finally)' after some prior condition or effort — stronger and more literary than 能 or 可以, and is never used for permission.

verb
to be able to (after a condition or effort)to finally manage to

Examples

  • ，得以。
    Zài dà jiā de bāng zhù xià, wèn tí cái dé yǐ jiě jué.
    With everyone's help, the problem was finally able to be solved.
  • ，得以。
    Jīng guò cháng qī xùn liàn, tā zhōng yú dé yǐ cān jiā bǐ sài.
    After long-term training, he was finally able to participate in the competition.
  • ，得以。
    Yǒu le zhèng fǔ de zhī chí, zhè ge xiàng mù cái dé yǐ shùn lì jìn xíng.
    With the government's support, this project was able to proceed smoothly.

Origin

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The old form 㝵 showed a hand picking up a cowry, meaning to obtain; later changes turned that picture into 得.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape came from a drawing of a person carrying something; in 以, part of that person is still visible on the right.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 6

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