Usage note
获得可以用来表示通过努力或机会得到某物。
huòdé kěyǐ lái bǎnguó bùqīnghuì yòng de lái bǎnguó dōu néng tǐbiàn chéng gōng, qíngkuàng huòzhě jíshí xìnchéng.
获得 can be used to indicate obtaining something through effort or opportunity.
Context note
获得常用于描述人们通过学习、工作或日常生活中的努力而得到的东西。
huòdé cháng yòng lái míngsù rén men tōuguò xuéxí, gōngzuò huòqiú róngyì ér dé dào de dōngxi.
获得 is commonly used to describe obtaining things through learning, work, or efforts in daily life.
5 examples
我获得了新工作。
wǒ huò dé le xīn gōng zuò。
I obtained a new job.
他通过努力学习获得了好成绩。
tā tōng guò nǔ lì xué xí huò dé le hǎo chéng jì。
He obtained good grades through hard work and study.
妈妈给我买了一本书，我获得了新知识。
mā ma gěi wǒ mǎi le yì běn shū， wǒ huò dé le xīn zhī shi。
Mom bought me a book, and I gained new knowledge.
我们通过合作获得了成功。
wǒ men tōng guò hé zuò huò dé le chéng gōng。
We obtained success through cooperation.
他获得了比赛的冠军。
tā huò dé le bǐ sài de guàn jūn。
He won the championship in the competition.
5 mini stories
小明通过阅读书籍获得了知识。他每天都会读书。
xiǎo míng tōng guò yuè dú shū jí huò dé le zhī shi。 tā měi tiān dōu huì dú shū。
Xiaoming obtained knowledge through reading books. He reads every day.
妈妈带我去了博物馆，我们获得了许多有趣的信息。
mā ma dài wǒ qù le bó wù guǎn， wǒ men huò dé le xǔ duō yǒu qù de xìn xī。
Mom took me to the museum, and we gained a lot of interesting information.
爸爸教我骑自行车，我通过练习获得了平衡感。
bà ba jiào wǒ qí zì xíng chē， wǒ tōng guò liàn xí huò dé le píng héng gǎn。
Dad taught me how to ride a bicycle. I obtained balance through practice.
我们参加了社区活动，获得了许多新朋友。
wǒ men cān jiā le shè qū huó dòng， huò dé le xǔ duō xīn péng yǒu。
We participated in the community event and gained many new friends.
通过参加夏令营，我获得了新的生活经验。
tōng guò cān jiā xià lìng yíng， wǒ huò dé le xīn de shēng huó jīng yàn。
By participating in the summer camp, I obtained new life experiences.
Mini dialogue
获得奖状
A
你这次比赛获得了什么？
Nǐ zhè cì bǐsài huòdé le shénme?
What did you obtain in this competition?
B
我获得了第一名，特别开心！
Wǒ huòdé le dì-yī míng, tèbié kāixīn!
I obtained first place, I'm especially happy!
获得知识
A
读书能让我们获得很多知识。
Dúshū néng ràng wǒmen huòdé hěn duō zhīshi.
Reading can let us obtain a lot of knowledge.
B
是的，我每天都从书里获得新东西。
Shì de, wǒ měitiān dōu cóng shū lǐ huòdé xīn dōngxi.
Yes, every day I obtain new things from books.
Related words and contrasts
similar
得到
dédào
to get
得到 is more common in everyday speech.
opposite
失去
shīqù
to lose
失去 means to no longer have something.