succeed; go smoothly; handy
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to succeed; to achieve one's goal; to pull off
Often implies succeeding in a tricky, illicit, or competitive situation, such as theft or a difficult task.
Xiǎo小
tōu偷
lǚ屡
cì次
zuò作
àn案
dōu都
jiǎo侥
xìng幸
dé得
shǒu手
。
The thief luckily succeeded in committing crimes repeatedly.
Zhè这
cì次
jì计
huà划
zhōng终
yú于
dé得
shǒu手
le了
。
This plan finally succeeded.
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Tā他
shì试
tú图
dǎ打
kāi开
bǎo保
xiǎn险
xiāng箱
，
dàn但
méi没
yǒu有
dé得
shǒu手
。
He tried to open the safe but did not succeed.
adjective
handy; convenient; smooth to use; going well
Describes tools, methods, or situations that are easy to handle and work smoothly.
Zhè这
bǎ把
dāo刀
yòng用
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
dé得
shǒu手
。
This knife is very handy to use.
Zěn怎
me么
dé得
shǒu手
jiù就
zěn怎
me么
gàn干
ba吧
。
Do it whatever way is most convenient.
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Zhè这
gè个
xīn新
gōng工
jù具
bù不
dé得
shǒu手
，
hái还
shì是
yòng用
jiù旧
de的
ba吧
。
This new tool isn't handy; let's use the old one instead.