取 qǔ acquire
acquire; to take
How to remember 取: 耳 ear + 又 again = acquire. At the auction the collector tugs his ear and raises his hand again, one last time, to acquire the old vase.
Component breakdown
取 = 耳 ear + 又 again
- 耳 ear
- 又 again
At the auction the collector tugs his ear and raises his hand again, one last time, to acquire the old vase.
How it came to be
A hand taking an ear. Soldiers were paid by the ears they brought back from a battlefield, and the character has counted taking ever since.
How it is used
- To take / fetch / obtain - 取钱 (qǔ qián) withdraw money, 取得 (qǔdé) attain/achieve, 获取 (huòqǔ) acquire.
- 取消 (qǔxiāo) to cancel is very high-frequency: 航班取消了 (hángbān qǔxiāo le) the flight was cancelled.
- 争取 (zhēngqǔ) strive for; 录取 (lùqǔ) admit/enroll; 采取 (cǎiqǔ) adopt (measures).
Characters built with 取
Words with 取
- 取得qǔdéto acquireHSK 4
- 取消qǔxiāoto cancelHSK 4
- 获取huòqǔto gainHSK 4
- 争取zhēngqǔto fight forHSK 5
- 录取lùqǔto admit (an applicant)HSK 5
- 采取cǎiqǔto adopt or carry outHSK 5
- 领取lǐngqǔto receiveHSK 5
- 取代qǔdàito replaceHSK 6
- 听取tīngqǔto hear (news)HSK 6
- 吸取xīqǔto absorbHSK 6
- 夺取duóqǔto seizeHSK 6
- 提取tíqǔto withdraw (money)HSK 6
- 收取shōuqǔto receiveHSK 6
- 取决qǔjuéto hinge onHSK 7
- 取材qǔcáito collect materialHSK 7
- 取笑qǔxiàoto teaseHSK 7
- 取经qǔjīngto journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scripturesHSK 7
- 换取huànqǔto obtain (something) in exchangeHSK 7
- 进取jìnqǔto show initiativeHSK 7
- 取暖qǔnuǎnto warm oneself (by a fire, heater etc)HSK 8
- 取缔qǔdìto suppressHSK 8
- 取而代之qǔ’érdàizhīto replaceHSK 8
- 取胜qǔshèngto score a victoryHSK 8
- 断章取义duànzhāng-qǔyìto quote out of contextHSK 8
- 汲取jíqǔto drawHSK 9
- 窃取qièqǔto stealHSK 9
- 索取suǒqǔto askHSK 9
- 谋取móuqǔto seekHSK 9
Example sentences
- 他们取得了成功。 Tāmen qǔdéle chénggōng.They were very successful.
- 由于下雨，比赛取消了。 Yóuyú xiàyǔ, bǐsài qǔxiāo le.Due to the rain, the game has been canceled.