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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.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

换huànexchange
取qǔobtain

换 (exchange) and 取 (obtain) together mean get something through exchange.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 換; 换 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
奐
奐huàn換huàn
Same sound today

For the traditional form 換, 手 is the hand part and 奐 gives the sound; this note is about 換, not the simplified 换.

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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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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Business & Commerce

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