换取 huànqǔ to obtain (something) in exchange
to obtain (something) in exchange; to exchange (something) for (something else)
How to remember 换取: 换 change + 取 acquire = to obtain (something) in exchange.
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How it is used
- To get something by giving up something else - 用努力换取成功 (yòng nǔlì huànqǔ chénggōng) trade effort for success.
- Frame: 用 A 换取 B. Contrast 交换 (jiāohuàn, a mutual swap): 换取 is one-directional - you sacrifice A to obtain B.