Chinese word dictionary

拾取

shí qǔ · to pick up; to collect

Practice word

Word information

Simplified拾取

Traditional拾取

Pinyinshí qǔ

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

拾shí

to collect, to pick up, to tidy up; ten (bankers' anti-fraud numeral)

取qǔ

to take, to receive, to obtain; to select

How to learn 拾取

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

获取huòqǔ

to gain; to get; to acquire

取qǔ

to take; to get; to choose; to fetch

取得qǔdé

to acquire; to get; to obtain

取消qǔxiāo

to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind

收拾shōushi

to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb

采取cǎiqǔ

to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take