换取 (換取)
huàn qǔ
Pinyin

Definition

换取 (換取)
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huàn qǔ
  1. to obtain (sth) in exchange
  2. to exchange (sth) for (sth else)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

获取
huò qǔ
  1. 1 to gain
  2. 2 to get
  3. 3 to acquire
领取
lǐng qǔ
  1. 1 to receive
  2. 2 to draw
  3. 3 to get
取
qǔ
  1. 1 to take
  2. 2 to get
  3. 3 to choose
  4. 4 to fetch
取代
qǔ dài
  1. 1 to replace
  2. 2 to supersede
  3. 3 to supplant
  4. 4 (chemistry) substitution
取出
qǔ chū
  1. 1 to take out
  2. 2 to extract
  3. 3 to draw out

Idioms (16)

以貌取人
yǐ mào qǔ rén
  1. 1 to judge sb by appearances (idiom)
取长补短
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn
  1. 1 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
  2. 2 to use this in place of that
  3. 3 what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
各取所需
gè qǔ suǒ xū
  1. 1 each takes what he needs (idiom)
咎由自取
jiù yóu zì qǔ
  1. 1 to have only oneself to blame (idiom)
  2. 2 to bring trouble through one's own actions
囊中取物
náng zhōng qǔ wù
  1. 1 as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
  2. 2 in the bag
  3. 3 (as good as) in one's possession

Sample Sentences

雾霾产生的主要原因还是在工业污染上，政府一味追求经济效益，用牺牲环境的代价来换取GDP的发展。
wùmái chǎnshēng de zhǔyào yuányīn háishì zài gōngyè wūrǎn shàng ，zhèngfǔ yīwèi zhuīqiú jīngjì xiàoyì ，yòng xīshēng huánjìng de dàijià lái huànqǔ GDP de fāzhǎn 。
The main source of smog is industrial pollution. The government invariably pursue economic efficiency, sacrificing the environment to forward GDP development.
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没错，这些企业不但生产方式落后，投入产出比例失衡，而且是以破坏生态环境为代价来换取经济效益。
méicuò ，zhèxiē qǐyè bùdàn shēngchǎn fāngshì luòhòu ，tóurù chǎnchū bǐlì shīhéng ，érqiě shì yǐ pòhuài shēngtàihuánjìng wèi dàijià lái huànqǔ jīngjì xiàoyì 。
That's right, these firms not only have backward production methods, an imbalance between input and output, they also pursue financial efficiency at the price of destroying the environment.
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日本奥林匹克委员会主席竹田恒和19日说，他今年6月任期结束时会卸任，不寻求连任，同时辞去国际奥委会委员职务。竹田涉嫌行贿、换取东京奥运会承办权，遭法国检察机关调查。
Rìběn Àolínpǐkè wěiyuánhuì zhǔxí zhútiánhéng hé rì shuō ，tā jīnnián yuè rènqī jiéshù shí huì xièrèn ，bù xúnqiú liánrèn ，tóngshí cíqù GuójìÀowěihuì wěiyuán zhíwù 。Zhútián shèxián xínghuì 、huànqǔ Dōngjīng Àoyùnhuì chéngbànquán ，zāo Fǎguó jiǎnchá jīguān diàochá 。
Japanese Olympic Committee Chairman Tsunekazu Takeda said on the 19th that he will step down at the end of his term of office in June this year and will not seek re-election. He will also resign as a member of the International Olympic Committee. Tsunekazu Takeda was suspected of bribery in exchange for the right to host the Tokyo Olympics and was investigated by the French prosecutors.
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这个就不应该了。我猜他们觉得你都已经服务过我了，我跟你就没关系了。再多付钱，不是亏了吗？如果是一开始就付小费，我觉得可能会多付一点，以换取更好的服务。
zhè gè jiù bù yīnggāi le 。wǒ cāi tāmen juéde nǐ dōu yǐjīng fúwù guo wǒ le ，wǒ gēn nǐ jiù méi guānxi le 。zài duō fùqián ，bùshì kuī le ma ？rúguǒ shì yīkāishǐ jiù fù xiǎofèi ，wǒ juéde kěnéng huì duō fù yīdiǎn ，yǐ huànqǔ gèng hǎo de fúwù 。
It shouldn't be like that. My guess is that they feel like you've already given me some service. I don't have any relationship to you. Paying more money again, isn't that a loss to you? If I had to pay a tip up front, I think I would pay more in exchange for better service.
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