换取 (huàn qǔ) — to obtain (something) by offering something else in exchange; to exchange (something) for (something else)
Definition
换取 means 'to obtain something by offering or giving up something else' — a two-way trade, often figurative (e.g. trust, support). 替换 is 'to substitute/replace' one thing with another, not a transactional exchange.
verb
to obtain (something) by offering something else in exchangeto exchange (something) for (something else)
Examples
- 换取。Tā yòng jiù shǒu jī huàn qǔ le yì tái xīn diàn nǎo.He traded his old phone for a new computer.
- 换取。Tā yòng zhēn chéng huàn qǔ le dà jiā de xìn rèn.She earned everyone's trust through sincerity.
- 换取。Nóng mín yòng hàn shuǐ huàn qǔ fēng shōu.Farmers trade their sweat for a good harvest.
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