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领取 (lǐng qǔ) — to receive; to collect (document, money, prize, etc., often in a formal setting)

Definition

领取 is the formal verb for collecting or receiving documents, money, or prizes at a designated place. Stronger and more official than 得到; similar to 获得 but emphasizes physically picking up an item.

verb
to receiveto collect (document, money, prize, etc., often in a formal setting)

Examples

  • 领取。
    Qǐng píng shēn fèn zhèng dào qián tái lǐng qǔ bāo guǒ.
    Please go to the front desk with your ID to collect the package.
  • 领取。
    Tā zuó tiān lǐng qǔ le bì yè zhèng shū.
    He received his graduation certificate yesterday.
  • 领取。
    Xué shēng men zài bàn gōng shì lǐng qǔ jiǎng xué jīn shēn qǐng biǎo.
    The students are at the office collecting scholarship application forms.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

领lǐngreceive
取qǔtake

领 means receive and 取 means take, so 领取 is to receive or collect.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 領; 领 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yè
Sound part声符shēngfú
令
令lìng領lǐng
Same sound today

The traditional form 領 has 令 as a sound part and 頁 as a meaning part; the simplified 领 is a later shorthand.

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

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

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HSK 3.0 Level 5

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