取
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qǔ · to take, to receive, to obtain

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HSK 2.0 · Level 4HSK 3.0 · Level 4Frequency #1198
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8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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又Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 取

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qǔWords pronounced qǔ
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Example sentences

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Wǒ hái méi yǒu qǔ dé nà me dà de jìn zhǎn.我还没有取得那么大的进展。

I haven't made much progress.

Source: Tatoeba #8800806 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā dào le zuì hòu de yí kè cái qǔ xiāo le yuē huì.他到了最后的一刻才取消了约会。

He canceled the appointment at the last moment.

Source: Tatoeba #735396 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā duì wǒ lái shuō wú rén kě yǐ qǔ dài.她对我来说无人可以取代。

To me, she's irreplaceable.

Source: Tatoeba #2607352 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zài yīng wén shàng qǔ dé le hěn hǎo de chéng jì.她在英文上取得了很好的成績。

She got good grades in English.

Source: Tatoeba #857850 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jīn tiān wǒ men qǔ dé le hěn duō jìn bù.今天我们取得了很多进步。

We've made a lot of improvements today.

Source: Tatoeba #814189 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zán men de piào shì dé tí qián yì xiǎo shí qù qǔ dé.咱们的票是得提前一小时去取得。

We have to be there an hour in advance to get our tickets.

Source: Tatoeba #1390708 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 取 in context

  1. Say qǔ, then recall the core meaning: to take, to receive, to obtain.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 获取 (huò qǔ), meaning “to gain”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 取 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.