获得 (huòdé) · to obtain

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

How 获得 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

得 dé · to get

What 得 is made of

彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
旦dàn — dawn
- 日rì — sun; day
  - 口kǒu — mouth
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
寸cùn — inch

Origin hint: A hand 寸 grabbing a shell 旦 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

她获得了奖学金。Tā huòdé le jiǎngxuéjīn.She received a scholarship.

你从这本书里获得了什么？Nǐ cóng zhè běn shū lǐ huòdé le shénme?What did you get out of this book?

Questions about 获得

What does 获得 mean?

获得 (huòdé) means “to obtain; to get; to win”.

How do you pronounce 获得?

获得 is pronounced huòdé.

Which HSK level is 获得?

获得 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.

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It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 46: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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