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博取 (bó qǔ) — to seek to obtain (sympathy, trust, support, etc.) through deliberate means; to win (favor)

Definition

博取 means to deliberately win or court something (sympathy, trust, support) through effort or tactics — the object is always abstract and the tone is slightly formal.

verb
to seek to obtain (sympathy, trust, support, etc.) through deliberate meansto win (favor)

Examples

  • 博取。
    Tā xiǎng tōng guò jiǎng gù shi lái bó qǔ dà jiā de tóng qíng.
    He wants to gain everyone's sympathy by telling stories.
  • 博取，。
    Tā nǔ lì bó qǔ lǐng dǎo de xìn rèn, zhōng yú dé dào le tí shēng.
    She worked hard to win the leader's trust and finally got promoted.
  • 博取。
    Zhè ge zhèng kè zài yǎn jiǎng zhōng shì tú bó qǔ xuǎn mín de zhī chí.
    This politician tried to win the support of voters in his speech.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

博bóobtain
取qǔobtain

博 and 取 both point to obtaining or winning, together yielding deliberate gain.

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.

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

取 pairs 又 (hand) with 耳 (ear), showing a hand taking an ear, as in taking the ear of fallen prey.

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