取 meaning in English

qǔ

to take; to get

HSK 2verb8 strokes

Meaning of 取

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

qǔ

to take
to get
to choose
to fetch

How to use 取

取 means to take, get, or fetch, and it often appears with things you go somewhere to collect, like money, packages, or tickets. It is also very common in two-character words such as 取得 (qǔdé), 取消 (qǔxiāo) and 争取 (zhēngqǔ). Example: 我去银行取钱。(Wǒ qù yínháng qǔ qián.) I am going to the bank to withdraw money.

取 (qǔ) is made of 耳 (ear) on the left and 又 (a hand) on the right. Picture a hand reaching out and grabbing something by the ear to take it.

Common mistake: Learners often mix up 取 (qǔ, third tone) with 趣 (qù, fourth tone) in 有趣 (yǒuqù, interesting), because 趣 contains 取. Also do not confuse it with 娶 (qǔ, to marry a wife), which has the same sound but adds 女 underneath.

取 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

小xiǎo宝bǎo宝bǎo的de名míng字zì取qǔ好hǎo了le吗ma？

Have you chosen a name for the baby?

你nǐ所suǒ说shuō的de话huà取qǔ决jué于yú你nǐ的de本běn意yì。

The word you use depends on your intended meaning.

他tā被bèi他tā的de朋péng友yǒu们men取qǔ笑xiào了le。

He was laughed at by his friends.

我wǒ们men给gěi我wǒ们men的de狗gǒu取qǔ名míng叫jiào小xiǎo白bái。

We named our dog White.

我wǒ无wú法fǎ取qǔ代dài她tā做zuò英yīng语yǔ老lǎo师shī。

I can't take the place of her as an English teacher.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

取 qǔ · to take · 8 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 取.

取得	qǔdé	to acquire; to get; to obtain
取消	qǔxiāo	to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind
采取	cǎiqǔ	to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take
争取	zhēngqǔ	to fight for; to strive for
获取	huòqǔ	to gain; to get; to acquire
录取	lùqǔ	to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam; to
夺取	duóqǔ	to seize; to capture
听取	tīngqǔ	to hear (news); to listen to
收取	shōuqǔ	to receive; to collect
领取	lǐngqǔ	to receive; to draw; to get
取款机	qǔkuǎnjī	ATM
取款	qǔkuǎn	to withdraw money from a bank

Questions about 取

What does 取 mean?

取 (qǔ) means "to take; to get" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 取?

取 is made of 1 character: 取 (8 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.

Is 取 an HSK word?

Yes. 取 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 取 and 拿?

拿 (ná) is the everyday word for physically picking up or holding something in your hand. 取 (qǔ) usually means going to get or collect something that is waiting for you, as in 取快递 (qǔ kuàidì, pick up a package) or 取票 (qǔ piào, collect tickets). 取 also sounds a bit more formal.

How do you use 取 to talk about giving a name?

Chinese uses 取名字 (qǔ míngzi) to mean to give someone or something a name. For example, 他给孩子取了一个名字。(Tā gěi háizi qǔ le yí gè míngzi.) means He gave the child a name. You can also say 起名字 (qǐ míngzi) with the same meaning.