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取

qǔ · qu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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

    我(wǒ)去(qù)取(qǔ)快递(kuàidì)，你(nǐ)去(qù)吗(ma)？

    I'm going to pick up a parcel. Want to come?

  2. Liangliang

    去(qù)。你(nǐ)取(qǔ)什么(shénme)？

    Sure. What are you picking up?

  3. Dengdeng

    一个(yīgè)新(xīn)手机(shǒujī)。

    A new phone.

  4. Liangliang

    取件码(qǔjiànmǎ)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Where's the pickup code?

  5. Dengdeng

    在(zài)我的(wǒde)旧(jiù)手机(shǒujī)里(lǐ)。旧(jiù)手机(shǒujī)在(zài)家(jiā)。

    In my old phone. And my old phone is at home.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)先(xiān)回家(huíjiā)取(qǔ)手机(shǒujī)，再(zài)去(qù)取(qǔ)手机(shǒujī)。

    Then let's go home and get your phone, then pick up your phone.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

不(bù)好(hǎo)意(yì)思(si)，我(wǒ)可(kě)以(yǐ)取(qǔ)一(yì)点(diǎn)钱(qián)吗(ma)？

Excuse me, can I withdraw some money?

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by atitarev · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)书(shū)架(jià)上(shàng)的(de)字(zì)典(diǎn)取(qǔ)下(xià)来(lái)给(gěi)我(wǒ)。

Please take the dictionary down from the shelf and give it to me.

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