获

(literary) to catch in Chinese: 获 (huò)

huò

(literary) to catch

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 獲1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(literary) to catch; to capture
  2. 2(literary) to get; to obtain; to win

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获

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄏㄨㄛˋ

huò

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

获

Simplified

獲

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他在比赛中获了第一名。

    tā zài bǐ sài zhōng huò le dì yī míng。

    He won first place in the competition.

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Related words

获得

huò dé

to obtain

收获

shōu huò

to harvest

获奖

huò jiǎng

to win an award

获取

huò qǔ

to gain

俘获

fú huò

to capture (enemy property or personnel)

获胜

huò shèng

victorious

获悉

huò xī

to learn of sth

荣获

róng huò

be honored with

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