Definition
取 (qǔ) means 'to get, fetch, or pick up' something concrete — like taking money from a bank or a book from a shelf. It differs from 取得 (qǔdé) and 获取 (huòqǔ), which are more formal and often used for abstract things like results or knowledge. For 'choose/select', 取 overlaps with 选 (xuǎn) but is less common in that sense.
verb
to getto taketo fetchto chooseto select
Easily confused
- 最zuìlook-alikemost; used to form superlatives
- 去qùsound-aliketo go (to a place)
- 娶qǔlook-alike(of a man) to marry (a woman), to take as wife
- 区qūsound-alikearea, region, district
- 双shuānglook-alike(classifier) pair (for things that come in twos: shoes, socks, hands, etc.)
- 曲qǔsound-aliketune, melody, song (composition)
Examples
- 取。Tā xiǎng gěi háizi qǔ yí gè hǎotīng de míngzì.She wants to choose a nice name for her child.
- 取。Wǒ qù túshūguǎn qǔ jǐ běn shū.I'm going to the library to pick up a few books.
- 取。Tā měi yuè qù yínháng qǔ gōngzī.He goes to the bank every month to withdraw his salary.
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