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获得 (huò dé) — to obtain, to get; to win (a prize, award, etc.)

Definition

More formal than 得到, often used for achievements, awards, or abstract gains like support or knowledge. Pairs naturally with 第一名, 知识, 支持.

verb
to obtainto getto win (a prize, award, etc.)

Examples

  • ，获得。
    Zài zhè cì bǐ sài zhōng, tā huò dé le dì yī míng.
    In this competition, he won first place.
  • ，获得。
    Tōng guò nǔ lì xué xí, tā huò dé le hěn duō zhī shi.
    Through hard study, she gained a lot of knowledge.
  • 获得。
    Wǒ men yào huò dé dà jiā de zhī chí.
    We need to gain everyone's support.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

获huòobtain
得déobtain

获 and 得 both mean obtain, so together they strengthen the sense of getting.

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 獲; 获 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
犭Written in full as犬quǎndog
Sound part声符shēngfú
蒦
蒦huò獲huò
Same sound today

The traditional form 獲 combines 犭 (dog) with 蒦, a sound part, to show catching animals with a dog. The simplified 获 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

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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.

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