取出 (qǔ chū) — to take out, to extract

Definition

verb
to take outto extract

Examples

  • 取出。
    Qǐng cóng bǎo xiǎn xiāng lǐ qǔ chū wén jiàn.
    Please take the documents out of the safe.
  • 取出。
    Yī shēng wèi tā qǔ chū le tǐ nèi de zǐ dàn.
    The doctor extracted the bullet from his body.
  • 取出。
    Tā cóng kǒu dài lǐ qǔ chū yí chuàn yào shi.
    He took a bunch of keys out of his pocket.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

取qǔtake
出chūout

取 (take) and 出 (out) combine to mean take something out.

Characters in this word

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

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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