获取 huòqǔ to gain
to gain; to get; to acquire
How to remember 获取: 获 get + 取 acquire = to gain.
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How it is used
- Formal written verb meaning to obtain or acquire, usually for abstract things like information, data, or permission.
- 获取信息 (huòqǔ xìnxī) - to obtain information; very common in tech, legal, and academic writing.
- More formal than 得到 (dédào, to get), which is the everyday word for getting anything, concrete or abstract.
- You wouldn't casually say 获取一杯水 for getting a glass of water - 获取 sounds bureaucratic or technical for ordinary physical objects.