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Questions about 得 (de) As I understand it, it is used to connected a verb to an adverb? So for example: 我普通话说得不好。 In this sentence 得 is saying about 说 (speech) that it is 不好 (not good). Is this a correct use of 得? It's very confusing to me, hope someone can help me. Thank you in advance.

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Chinese grammar: verb+得+Adj( adv) 说得好。 做得不错。 干得漂亮。
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it's correct.得 is used after the verbs.
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u are right
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Hello! As a matter of fact, the 得 particle indicates the outcome of an action or the manner it is performed. Therefore, you can find not only an adjective/adverb after 得 but also another verb. 你听得懂吗? Nǐ tīng de dǒng ma ? Do you understand (what was said)? In this case, understanding 懂 is the outcome of your listening 听. 报纸我看得完。 Bàozhǐ wǒ kàn de wán. I finished reading the newspaper. To what extent did you read 看 the newspaper? You finished 完 it. 他跑得快。 Tā pǎo de kuài . He runs fast. The adjective "fast" 快 describes the way he performs the action of running 跑. The 得 particle turns it into an adverb. 他唱歌唱得很好。 Tā chàng gē chàng de hěn hǎo. He sings well. As you can see in the above example, you have to repeat the verb after its object, so as to attach it the 得 particle that will allow you to explain in what way or to what extent the action was performed. Hope this helps!
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我 普通话 说得 不 好。 <- yes, it's correct

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