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获奖

huòjiǎng

to win a prize

A person receiving a cup
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Characters in this word

获 huò

Strokes
10
Radical
艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
Made of
艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 犾 dogs fighting

奖 jiǎng

Strokes
9
Radical
大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 她今天获奖。 Tā jīntiān huòjiǎng. She wins a prize today.
  • 我没想到获奖。 Wǒ méi xiǎngdào huòjiǎng. I did not expect to win a prize.
  • 获奖很开心。 Huòjiǎng hěn kāixīn. Winning a prize feels great.

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