Definition
要得 is a dialectal expression from Southwestern Mandarin (especially Sichuanese), equivalent to Standard Mandarin 好, 可以, or 不错. It functions as an interjection or adjective meaning 'good', 'fine', 'okay' — used to express approval, agreement, or satisfaction. Unlike the POS label suggests, it is not a verb; you typically use it standalone or as a predicate adjective (e.g., 这个办法要得 'This method is good').
v.
goodfinedesirablewell doneacceptableOK
Examples
- 要得,。yào dé, wǒ mǎshàng jiù qù bàn.Okay, I'll go handle it right away.
- 要得!Nǐ zuò de cài zhēn yào dé!The dish you made is really good!
- 要得。Zhège zhǔyi hěn yào dé.This idea is great.
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