Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
取
qǔ
Description
“取”常常表示把东西拿过来或得到某样东西。
"取" often means to take something over or to obtain something.
比如我们去银行取钱，或者给孩子取一个名字。
For example, we go to the bank to 取 money, or give a child a 取 name.
Meanings
取qǔ
to take; to get; to fetch
我去银行取钱。
I went to the bank to withdraw money.
取qǔ
to obtain; to adopt (a name, method)
爸爸给我取了名字。
Dad gave me my name.
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Notes
- Nuance
取 often means fetching something that already belongs to you, like money or a package.
- Etymology
pictograph of a hand (又) taking an ear (耳), meaning to seize.
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