TongTong
Sign in

博得 (bó dé) — to win, to gain (respect, applause, trust, etc.)

Definition

博得 means 'to win' something abstract like applause, trust, or praise through effort. Use 获得 for general 'gain/obtain', and 赢得 for winning in competition.

verb
to winto gain (respect, applause, trust, etc.)

Examples

  • 博得。
    Tā de yǎn jiǎng bó dé le rè liè de zhǎng shēng.
    His speech won warm applause.
  • 博得。
    Tā bó dé le dà jiā de xìn rèn.
    She gained everyone's trust.
  • 博得。
    Zhè bù diàn yǐng bó dé le guān zhòng de hǎo píng.
    This movie won favorable reviews from the audience.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

博bówin
得déachieve

"博" win and "得" achieve: to win and obtain, as applause or trust.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
十十shíten
Sound part声符shēngfú
尃
尃fū博
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape comes from combining 十 (ten) with 尃; 尃 gives the sound.

Open 博 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The old form 㝵 showed a hand picking up a cowry, meaning to obtain; later changes turned that picture into 得.

Open 得 →
Appears in
Success & Failure

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.