收取 shōuqǔ to receive
to receive; to collect
How to remember 收取: 收 receive + 取 acquire = to receive.
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How it is used
- To collect/charge (fees, money) - 收取费用 (shōuqǔ fèiyòng) charge a fee, 收取押金 (shōuqǔ yājīn) collect a deposit.
- Formal word for a party taking in payment; the subject is the one charging/receiving.
- Contrast 收 (shōu, receive) which is broader, and 收费 (shōufèi, charge a fee) which is intransitive.
Example sentences
- 银行对风险客户收取较高的贷款利息。 Yínháng duì fēngxiǎn kèhù shōuqǔ jiào gāo de dàikuǎn lìxī.Banks charge higher interest on loans to risky customers.