Usage note
获奖表示得到奖项。
huò jiǎng biǎo shì dé dào jiǎng xiàng。
Winning an award means receiving a prize.
Context note
获奖常出现在比赛、评比和新闻里。
huò jiǎng cháng chū xiàn zài bǐ sài 、 píng bǐ hé xīn wén lǐ。
Winning awards often appears in competitions, evaluations, and news.
5 examples
他获奖了。
tā huò jiǎng le。
He won an award.
我们班有人获奖。
wǒ men bān yǒu rén huò jiǎng。
Someone in our class won an award.
获奖很开心。
huò jiǎng hěn kāi xīn。
Winning an award is very happy.
这个作品获奖。
zhè ge zuò pǐn huò jiǎng。
This work won an award.
她获得了大奖。
tā huò dé le dà jiǎng。
She won a big prize.
5 mini stories
比赛结束后，他真的获奖了。
bǐ sài jié shù hòu， tā zhēn de huò jiǎng le。
After the competition ended, he really won an award.
老师说认真学习的人也会有机会获奖。
lǎo shī shuō rèn zhēn xué xí de rén yě huì yǒu jī huì huò jiǎng。
The teacher said people who study seriously also have a chance to win awards.
我们看到班上的同学获奖，都很开心。
wǒ men kàn dào bān shàng de tóng xué huò jiǎng， dōu hěn kāi xīn。
We saw a classmate win an award and were all very happy.
这张画因为很漂亮而获奖。
zhè zhāng huà yīn wèi hěn piào liang ér huò jiǎng。
This drawing won an award because it was very pretty.
获奖以后，他还是一样认真。
huò jiǎng yǐ hòu， tā hái shì yí yàng rèn zhēn。
After winning the award, he still stayed serious.
Mini dialogue
比赛获奖
A
听说你在唱歌比赛中获奖了？
Tīngshuō nǐ zài chànggē bǐsài zhōng huòjiǎng le?
I heard you won a prize in the singing competition?
B
是的，我获奖了，特别开心！
Shì de, wǒ huòjiǎng le, tèbié kāixīn!
Yes, I won a prize; I'm especially happy!
努力获奖
A
怎样才能在科学展上获奖？
Zěnyàng cái néng zài kēxué zhǎn shàng huòjiǎng?
How can one win a prize at the science fair?
B
认真准备，努力练习，就有机会获奖。
Rènzhēn zhǔnbèi, nǔlì liànxí, jiù yǒu jīhuì huòjiǎng.
Prepare carefully and practice hard, then you have a chance to win a prize.
Related words and contrasts
similar
得奖
déjiǎng
to receive an award
得奖 is a common synonym for 获奖.
related
奖品
jiǎngpǐn
prize (object)
奖品 is the actual prize you get when you 获奖.