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取得

qǔ dé · qu de

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Meaning

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  1. to acquire; to get; to obtain
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Second place

  1. Liangliang

    听说(tīngshuō)你(nǐ)在(zài)比赛(bǐsài)中(zhōng)取得(qǔdé)了(le)好(hǎo)成绩(chéngjì)！

    I heard you did well in the match!

  2. Dengdeng

    是啊(shìa)，我(wǒ)取得(qǔdé)了(le)第二名(dìèrmíng)。

    Yes, I got second place.

  3. Liangliang

    太棒了(tàibàngle)！一共(yīgòng)有(yǒu)几个(jǐge)人(rén)？

    Great! How many people were there in total?

  4. Dengdeng

    两个(liǎnggè)。

    Two.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)取得(qǔdé)的(de)第二名(dìèrmíng)是(shì)最后一名(zuìhòuyīmíng)呀(ya)！

    So you got second place by finishing last!

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2 examples
01

她(tā)在(zài)演(yǎn)讲(jiǎng)比(bǐ)赛(sài)中(zhōng)取(qǔ)得(dé)了(le)第(dì)一(yī)名(míng)。

She won first prize in the speech contest.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

经(jīng)过(guò)多(duō)年(nián)努(nǔ)力(lì)，他(tā)终(zhōng)于(yú)取(qǔ)得(dé)了(le)博(bó)士(shì)学(xué)位(wèi)。

After years of hard work, he finally obtained a doctoral degree.

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取
qǔ

to take; to get

得
dé

to obtain; to get

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