取款 (qǔ kuǎn) — to withdraw money (from a bank account) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Withdraw money from a bank account; use 取钱 in everyday speech, while 取款 is more common in formal/banking contexts (e.g., 取款机 'ATM').

verb

to withdraw money (from a bank account)

Examples

取款。
Wǒ xū yào qù yín háng qǔ kuǎn.
I need to go to the bank to withdraw money.
。
Zuó tiān wǒ qù yín háng qǔ le yì bǐ kuǎn.
Yesterday I went to the bank and withdrew a sum of money.
。
Tā měi gè yuè dōu huì qǔ yí cì kuǎn.
He withdraws money once every month.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

取 means take and 款 means money, so the sense is withdrawing money.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

耳又取

耳耳ěrear
又又yòuhand

取 pairs 又 (hand) with 耳 (ear), showing a hand taking an ear, as in taking the ear of fallen prey.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

欠欠qiànlacking, desire

Sound part声符shēngfú

柰

柰nài款kuǎn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

款 pairs 柰, a sound hint, with 欠, a part about lacking or desire.

Appears in

Finance & Banking

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