获得 huòdé obtain
obtain; acquire; to gain
How to remember 获得: 获 get + 得 get = obtain.
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How it is used
- To obtain/gain/win, formal - usually something earned or awarded - 获得成功 (huòdé chénggōng) achieve success; 获得冠军 (huòdé guànjūn) win the championship.
- More formal than 得到 (dédào, to get, everyday) and 拿到 (nádào, to obtain/receive concretely). 获得 suits achievements, honors, and abstract gains.
- Common in awards, results, and official contexts.
Example sentences
- 他获得了一个机会。 Tā huòdéle yī gè jīhuì.He's obtained an opportunity.
- 我们认为他的生意理所当然会获得成功。 Wǒmen rènwéi tā de shēngyì lǐsuǒdāngrán huì huòdéchénggōng.We take it for granted that he will succeed in his business.
- 医生坚持病人获得充分的休息。 Yīshēng jiānchí bìngrén huòdé chōngfèn de xiūxī.The doctor insisted that the patient get plenty of rest.