得了 déle all right!
all right!; that's enough!
How to remember 得了: 得 get + 了 particle: completed action / change of state = all right!.
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How it is used
- Colloquial 'that's enough! / all right, drop it': 得了得了,别说了 (déle déle, bié shuō le) okay okay, enough.
- A spoken interjection dismissing or wrapping up; tone can be impatient or resigned.
- Also completive after verbs (受不了 can't stand it). Reading déle here as the interjection.
Example sentences
- 他们等得了。 Tāmen děng de liǎo.They can wait.