获得huò déto obtain; to receive; to get
获得 (huò dé) means "to obtain," "to receive," or "to get." It is used for gaining something valued, such as a prize, a chance, or support, and it sounds more formal than 得到 in daily speech. 他获得了第一名 says he won first place, and 她获得了一次机会 says she got a chance.
What does 获得 mean?
- 1.
to obtain; to receive; to getverb
What do the characters in 获得 mean?
- 获(literary) to get; to obtain; to win
- 得to obtain
How do you use 获得?
获得 usually takes something valued as its object, such as 第一名, 机会, or 支持.
What are some examples of 获得 in a sentence?
How is 获得 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
听说小李比赛得了第一?
Tīngshuō Xiǎo Lǐ bǐsài dé le dì-yī?
I heard Xiao Li came first in the competition?
- Speaker B:
对,他还获得了老师的表扬。
Duì, tā hái huòdé le lǎoshī de biǎoyáng.
Yes, and he also received praise from the teacher.
- Speaker A:
太好了!他一定很高兴。
Tài hǎo le! Tā yídìng hěn gāoxìng.
Great! He must be very happy.
- Speaker B:
是啊,他晚上请我们吃饭。
Shì a, tā wǎnshang qǐng wǒmen chīfàn.
Yes, he's treating us to dinner tonight.
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- 值得zhí déto merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth)HSK 4
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- 不得不bù dé bùhave no choice or option but toHSK 4
- 得到dé dàoto get; to obtain; to receiveHSK 3
- 记得jì deto rememberHSK 2
- 觉得jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...HSK 1
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.