HSK 4 · Verbs

取 qǔ “to take” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 取 means

  1. to take
  2. to get
  3. to choose
  4. to fetch

How to say 取

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale取qǔ3rd tone, dipping

取 in a sentence

  1. 我去银行取钱。

    Wǒ qù yínháng qǔ qián.

    I’m going to the bank to get some money.

    Sentence #8423582 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我在哪儿取行李？

    Wǒ zài nǎr qǔ xíngli?

    Where do I collect my luggage?

    Sentence #6559063 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 他从书架上取下那本书。

    Tā cóng shūjià shàng qǔ xià nà běn shū.

    He took the book down from the shelf.

    Sentence #3752948 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 取 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 取 (qǔ) with each of its parts in a different colour
取qǔto take
  • 耳ear · ěr
  • 又again · yòu

How to write 取

取 8 strokes

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取 (qǔ) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 取 (qǔ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 取

Words with 取

吸取xīqǔ · to absorb采取cǎiqǔ · to adopt or carry out (measures取消qǔxiāo · to cancel争取zhēngqǔ · to fight for录取lùqǔ · to admit (a student)索取suǒqǔ · to ask for取缔qǔdì · to ban无理取闹wúlǐqǔnào · to make trouble for no reason

More words: Common Verbs

骗piàn · to cheat破pò · broken敲qiāo · to hit轻qīng · light缺少quēshǎo · lack扔rēng · to throw散步sànbù · to take a walk伤心shāngxīn · to grieve

FAQs

取 (qǔ) means “to take” or “to get”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it qǔ: qǔ with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 取 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 取 from the suggestions. Typing qu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
取 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.