HSK 6 · Verbs

索取 suǒqǔ “to ask for” in Chinese

Said as suóqǔ

Same in Traditional

What 索取 means

  1. to ask for
  2. to demand
  3. to ask

How to say 索取

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale索suǒ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale取qǔ3rd tone, dipping

Said as suóqǔ. When two third tones meet, the first one rises into a second tone. You still write it with two third tones. How tone changes work

索取 in a sentence

  1. 欢迎来电索取免费资料。

    Huānyíng láidiàn suǒqǔ miǎnfèi zīliào.

    Feel free to call and ask for free information.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他帮助别人，从不索取回报。

    Tā bāngzhù biéren, cóngbù suǒqǔ huíbào.

    He helps others and never asks for anything in return.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 索取 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 索 (suǒ) with each of its parts in a different colour
索suǒto search
  • 十ten · shí
  • 冖cover · mì
  • 糸silk · mì
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 索取

索 10 strokes · 取 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

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

Words related to 索取

Words with 索

搜索sōusuǒ · to search (online)思索sīsuǒ · to ponder探索tànsuǒ · to explore摸索mōsuǒ · to grope线索xiànsuǒ · clue索性suǒxìng · might as well

Words with 取

取qǔ · to take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)取缔qǔdì · to ban无理取闹wúlǐqǔnào · to make trouble for no reason

More words: Thinking & Talking

示意shìyì · to signal疏忽shūhu · to neglect思索sīsuǒ · to ponder算数suànshù · to count (be valid)探索tànsuǒ · to explore探讨tàntǎo · to discuss讨好tǎohǎo · to please滔滔不绝tāotāobùjué · to talk non-stop

FAQs

索取 (suǒqǔ) means “to ask for” or “to demand”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it suǒqǔ: suǒ with a 3rd tone, then qǔ with a 3rd tone. In speech it sounds like suóqǔ. When two third tones meet, the first one rises into a second tone. You still write it with two third tones. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 索取 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type suoqu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 索取 from the suggestions. Typing suoqu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
索取 is an HSK 6 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.