to come by; to obtain through some means

dé lái

d+é·2nd tonel+ái·2nd tone

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Do you get along with your boss?

你跟老板合得来吗？

She will get along with my grandmother.

她应该能跟我奶奶相处得来。

Wang and Li get along well.

小王和小李很谈得来。

A math teacher says, "With a calculator, the child can reach the right answer, but have no idea at all how he got there."

有个数学教师说：“有了计算器，孩子可以得出正确结果，但根本不知道怎么得来的。”

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