How to say “achieve” in Chinese
achieve, obtain
“Achieve” in Chinese is 取得, qǔ dé: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
取得 is read qǔ dé: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
耳 “ear” and 又 “hand”: to grab by the ear. It hints at the sound of 趣 qù.
In 觉得 it is read with the neutral tone: de.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “取得”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 取得. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她在期末考试中取得了好成绩tāzàiqīmòkǎoshìzhōngqǔdélehǎochéngjìShe got good grades on her final exams.
- 这项技术取得了重大突破zhèxiàngjìshùqǔdélezhòngdàtūpòA major breakthrough has been made in this technology.
- 研究取得了初步进展yánjiūqǔdélechūbùjìnzhǎnThe research has made initial progress.
More words from the lesson “Success and failure”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “achieve” in Chinese?
“Achieve” in Chinese is 取得, pinyin qǔdé.
What does 取得 mean?
取得 (qǔdé) means “achieve, obtain”.
How do you write 取得?
取得 is 2 characters: 取 (qǔ) — take, get; 得 (dé) — get, obtain. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 取得?
取得 is read qǔdé. Tones: qǔ — third tone, dé — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“achieve” in the lesson “Success and failure”
This word is from the topic “University and goals” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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