获取 (huòqǔ) · to get

获取 (huòqǔ) means “to get; to obtain”. It is written with 2 characters: 获 (to win) + 取 (to take). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 获取 is built

The characters

获 huò · to win

What 获 is made of

艹cǎo — grass
犾yín — structural part
- 犭quǎn — dog
- 犬quǎn — dog
  - 大dà — big
  - 丶 — dot

取 qǔ · to take

What 取 is made of

耳ěr — ear
- 二 — two strokes
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
又yòu — (once) again

Origin hint: A hand 又 taking the ear 耳 of a fallen enemy (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

我们可以从网上获取信息。Wǒmen kěyǐ cóng wǎngshàng huòqǔ xìnxī.We can get information online.

你是怎么获取这个消息的？Nǐ shì zěnme huòqǔ zhège xiāoxi de?How did you get this news?

Questions about 获取

What does 获取 mean?

获取 (huòqǔ) means “to get; to obtain”.

How do you pronounce 获取?

获取 is pronounced huòqǔ.

Which HSK level is 获取?

获取 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021).

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Learn 获取 with its group

It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 48: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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