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來得

简来得 · 繁來得

Mandarin · pinyin lái de

to emerge (from a comparison)
to come out as
to be competent or equal to

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來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning

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2–5 · lai2 de5

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verb

can do; to be equal (to a task)
to emerge from, to come out as

adv

(Shanghainese) extremely; very; highly

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