获 meaning in English

huò

(literary) to catch; to capture; (literary) to get; to obtain; to win

HSK 4verbTraditional 獲10 strokes

Meaning of 获

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

huò

(literary) to catch; to capture
(literary) to get; to obtain; to win

huò

(bound form) to reap; to harvest

How to use 获

获 (huò) rarely stands alone in modern speech. It appears in formal words like 获得 (huòdé), 获奖 (huòjiǎng), and 收获 (shōuhuò). Example: 她获得了第一名。(Tā huòdéle dì yī míng.) She won first place.

Look at 获 as grass 艹 on top, with a dog 犭 and a big 犬 below. Picture a hunting dog running through the grass to catch prey, and you have the idea of catching and obtaining.

Common mistake: Learners often write the bottom right part as 大 or forget the dot, but it is 犬 (quǎn) with a dot. Learners also confuse 获 (huò, fourth tone) with 或 (huò, "or"). They sound the same but mean completely different things.

获 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā们men找zhǎo了le八bā天tiān飞fēi机jī，一yī无wú所suǒ获huò。

They've been looking for the plane for eight days, without success.

我wǒ们men获huò胜shèng的de机jī会huì很hěn少shǎo。

We have little chance of winning.

贝bèi尔ěr被bèi犯fàn规guī了le，球qiú队duì获huò得de了le任rèn意yì球qiú。

Bale was fouled, and his team was awarded a free kick.

该gāi法fǎ案àn在zài众zhòng议yì院yuàn争zhēng议yì后hòu获huò得de通tōng过guò。

The bill was passed after a hard fight in the House.

没méi有yǒu挑tiǎo战zhàn就jiù没méi有yǒu收shōu获huò。

No risk, no reward.

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获 huò · to catch · 10 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 获.

获得	huòdé	to obtain; to receive; to get
获取	huòqǔ	to gain; to get; to acquire
收获	shōuhuò	to harvest; to reap
获奖	huòjiǎng	to win an award
获胜	huòshèng	to win
获悉	huòxī	to learn of sth; to find out
俘获	fúhuò	to capture (enemy property or personnel); capture (physics: absorption of subatomic partic
荣获	rónghuò	be honored with
一无所获	yīwúsuǒhuò	to gain nothing; to end up empty-handed
捕获	bǔhuò	to catch; to capture; to seize
重获	chónghuò	to regain
获利	huòlì	profit; to obtain benefits

Questions about 获

What does 获 mean?

获 (huò) means "(literary) to catch; to capture; (literary) to get; to obtain; to win" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 获?

获 is made of 1 character: 获 (10 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.

Is 获 an HSK word?

Yes. 获 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 获 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 获 is written 獲.

What is the difference between 获得 and 得到?

Both mean to get. 获得 (huòdé) is more formal and usually goes with abstract or valued things like 成功, 奖, or 机会. 得到 (dédào) is everyday and works for almost anything.

Can 收获 be used for things other than crops?

Yes. 收获 (shōuhuò) often means gains or what you got out of an experience, as in 这次旅行收获很大 (zhè cì lǚxíng shōuhuò hěn dà), "I gained a lot from this trip." It can be a verb or a noun.