"acquire" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Part of speech	Translation	Actions
取得	qǔ dé	v.	to acquire / to get / to obtain	syn
获取獲取	huò qǔ	v.	to gain / to get / to acquire	syn
养成養成	yǎng chéng	v.	to cultivate / to raise / to form (a habit) / to acquire
染	rǎn	v.	to dye / to catch (a disease) / to acquire (bad habits etc) / to contaminate / to add color washes to a painting	syn
习得習得	xí dé		to learn / to acquire (some skill through practice) / acquisition
兼并兼併	jiān bìng		to annex / to take over / to acquire	syn
购得購得	gòu dé		to purchase / to acquire	syn
添置	tiān zhì		to buy / to acquire / to add to one's possessions
撷取擷取	xié qǔ		to pick / to select / to take / to capture (data) / to acquire / to pick up (a signal)
添办添辦	tiān bàn		to acquire
买下買下	mǎi xià		to purchase (sth expensive, e.g. a house) / to acquire (a company, a copyright etc)

Chinese	Pinyin	Part of speech	Translation	Actions
挣掙	zhèng	v.	to struggle to get free / to strive to acquire / to make (money)	syn
进货進貨	jìn huò		to acquire stock / to replenish stock	syn
弄到手	nòng dào shǒu		to get in hand / to get (one's) hands on / to get hold of (in the sense of to acquire)
回炉回爐	huí lú		to melt down / to remelt (metals) / fig. to acquire new education / to bake again	syn
格致格緻	gé zhì		to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (abbr. for 格物致知[ge2 wu4 zhi4 zhi1]) / word for Western natural sciences during late Qing
格物致知	gé wù zhì zhī		to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom) / pursuing knowledge to the end
套取	tào qǔ		to acquire fraudulently / an illegal exchange
脱盲脫盲	tuō máng		to acquire literacy / to throw off blindness
买官買官	mǎi guān		to buy an official title / to use wealth to acquire office
雀噪	què zào		to be a noise in the world / to acquire notoriety
长知识長知識	zhǎng zhī shi		to acquire knowledge
读万卷书，行万里路讀萬卷書，行萬里路	dú wàn juàn shū , xíng wàn lǐ lù		lit. read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles (idiom) / fig. acquire knowledge from study and wisdom from practical experience
收地	shōu dì		to confiscate land for redistribution (China, 1947-52) / (of a government) to acquire land (with compensation)
求仁得仁	qiú rén dé rén		lit. to seek virtue and acquire it (idiom) / fig. to have one's wish fulfilled
借壳借殼	jiè ké		(finance) to acquire a company as a shell
居安资深	jū ān zī shēn		(idiom) To study with peace of mind and acquire deep, firmly grounded knowledge.
贪多务得貪多務得	tān duō wù dé		(idiom) Originally, it meant seeking to acquire as much knowledge as possible through study.
物力维艰物力維艱	wù lì wéi jiān		(idiom) Material goods and financial resources are hard to acquire. The expression reminds people to use them frugally.
举手可采	jǔ shǒu kě cǎi		(idiom) It can be obtained simply by reaching out one’s hand. It describes something extremely easy to acquire or attain.
义不主财義不主財	yì bù zhǔ cái		(idiom) A person who values loyalty and righteousness does not acquire wealth or possessions dishonestly.
吊誉沽名	diào yù gū míng		(idiom) To use improper means to win praise and acquire a reputation. It criticizes the self-serving pursuit of fame.
困勉下学	kùn miǎn xià xué		(idiom) To acquire knowledge by overcoming difficulties and persevering in one’s studies.
敏而好学敏而好學	mǐn ér hào xué		(idiom) To be intelligent and fond of learning. The expression describes someone bright, studious, and eager to acquire knowledge.
知物由学知物由學	zhī wù yóu xué		(idiom) To understand things, one must necessarily acquire knowledge through diligent study.
致知格物	zhì zhī gé wù		(idiom) To acquire knowledge by investigating the principles governing things. It describes a process of study and rational inquiry.
赁耳佣目	lìn ěr yōng mù		(idiom) To rely on what one has seen and heard in order to acquire knowledge. It emphasizes indirect learning through observation and listening.

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