得 dé to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished syn 得到 dé dào to get / to obtain / to receive syn 获得 獲得 huò dé to obtain / to receive / to get syn 取得 qǔ dé to acquire / to get / to obtain syn 得出 dé chū to obtain (a result) / to arrive at (a conclusion) syn 拿到 ná dào to get / to obtain syn 擅自 shàn zì without permission syn 换取 換取 huàn qǔ to obtain (sth) in exchange / to exchange (sth) for (sth else) 绿灯 綠燈 lǜ dēng green light (traffic signal) / (fig.) permission to proceed syn 偷拍 tōu pāi to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge 入手 rù shǒu to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 從|从[cong2] + {noun} + 入手[ru4 shou3]: "to begin with {noun} / to take {noun} as one's starting point") / to receive / to obtain / to buy syn 得不到 dé bù dào cannot get / cannot obtain syn 拷打 kǎo dǎ to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions) / to give sb the third degree / to torture syn 获利 獲利 huò lì profit / to obtain benefits / benefits obtained syn 上手 shàng shǒu to obtain / to master / overhand (serve etc) / seat of honor syn 决胜 決勝 jué shèng to determine victory / to obtain victory 获释 獲釋 huò shì freed (from prison) / to obtain release syn 端倪 duān ní boundary / clue / indication / to obtain clues / to infer syn 取水 qǔ shuǐ water intake / to obtain water (from a well etc) 攻读 攻讀 gōng dú to major (in a field) / to study a specialty to obtain a higher degree syn 求得 qiú dé to ask for sth and receive it / to try to obtain / to look for and obtain syn 谋取 謀取 móu qǔ to seek / to strive for / to obtain / see also 牟取[mou2 qu3] syn 争得 爭得 zhēng dé to obtain by an effort / to strive to get sth syn 转正 轉正 zhuǎn zhèng to transfer to full membership / to obtain tenure syn 吃水 chī shuǐ drinking water / to obtain water (for daily needs) / to absorb water / draft (of ship) syn 调取 調取 diào qǔ to obtain (information from an archive etc) 征得 zhēng dé to obtain (permission etc) syn 近水楼台 近水樓臺 jìn shuǐ lóu tái lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom) / fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor syn 入户 入戶 rù hù to enter sb's house / to obtain a residence permit 弄到 nòng dào to get hold of / to obtain / to secure / to come by 上牌 shàng pái to obtain a license plate 得着 得著 dé zháo to obtain 冒领 冒領 mào lǐng to obtain by impersonation / to falsely claim as one's own syn 恩准 ēn zhǔn approved by His (or Her) Majesty / permission graciously granted (from highly authoritative position) / to graciously permit / to condescend to allow syn 谋得 謀得 móu dé to get / to obtain 得气 得氣 dé qì "to obtain qi", the sensation of electrical tingling, numbness, soreness etc at the meridian where accupuncture needle is inserted 套 tào to cover / to encase / cover / sheath / to overlap / to interleave / to model after / to copy / formula / harness / loop of rope / (fig.) to fish for / to obtain slyly / classifier for sets, collections / bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names) / tau (Greek letter Ττ) syn 牟 móu barley / to moo / to seek or obtain / old variant of 侔[mou2] / old variant of 眸[mou2] syn 条条大路通罗马 條條大路通羅馬 tiáo tiáo dà lù tōng luó mǎ all roads lead to Rome / use different means to obtain the same result (idiom) 餂 tiǎn to obtain by deception 海纳百川 海納百川 hǎi nà bǎi chuān all rivers run into the sea / use different means to obtain the same result (idiom) 屈打成招 qū dǎ chéng zhāo to obtain confessions under torture syn 领证 領證 lǐng zhèng to obtain a certificate or license etc / (esp.) to obtain a marriage certificate / to marry 书面许可 書面許可 shū miàn xǔ kě written permission / written authorization 乞休 qǐ xiū to request permission to resign from an official position (old) 允准 yǔn zhǔn to approve / to permit / approval / permission 妄取 wàng qǔ to take sth without permission 擅闯 擅闖 shàn chuǎng to enter without permission / to trespass 规划核准 規劃核準 planning approval / planning permission 蹭网 蹭網 cèng wǎng (coll.) to use sb else's Internet connection (with or without permission) 盗图 盜圖 dào tú to use an image without permission 私闯 私闖 sī chuǎng to enter (a place) without permission / to intrude into 逼供信 bī gòng xìn to obtain confessions by compulsion / confession under duress 查调 查調 chá diào to obtain (information) from a database etc 取得大学学位 取得大學學位 qǔ dé dà xué xué wèi to obtain a university education 㝵 dé to obtain (old variant of 得[de2]) 以其人之道，还治其人之身 以其人之道，還治其人之身 yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹[Zhu1 Xi1]) / to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game / to give sb a taste of his own medicine 假道伐虢 jiǎ dào fá guó to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo / to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom) 扎款 zhā kuǎn (slang) to obtain money / to earn money 捐班 juān bān (old) to obtain an official position through financial contributions (instead of passing the imperial examination) / a person who has done so 稳拿 穩拿 wěn ná a sure gain / sth one is sure to obtain 诈领 詐領 zhà lǐng to defraud / to obtain by fraud / to embezzle / fraudulent 拾获 拾獲 shí huò to find / to pick up / to obtain 证奴 證奴 zhèng nú "a slave to certificates", sb who does one's utmost to obtain as many certificates as possible so to be more employable 离苦得乐 離苦得樂 lí kǔ dé lè to abandon suffering and obtain happiness (Buddhism) 修成正果 xiū chéng zhèng guǒ to achieve Buddhahood through one's efforts and insight / to obtain a positive outcome after sustained efforts / to come to fruition 报备 報備 bào bèi to report a proposed activity to an authority (to obtain approval or register one's intentions) 地和 dì hú (mahjong) earthly hand / a hand that is completed by a non-dealer on their first draw / (mahjong) to obtain an earthly hand 天和 tiān hú (mahjong) heavenly hand / a hand that is completed by the dealer on their first draw / (mahjong) to obtain a heavenly hand 得来 得來 dé lái to come by / to obtain through some means syn 