取 (ceoi2 | qu3) : take, get; gain, obtain; choose, select

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取

ceoi2

qu3

[1] take; get; fetch; draw; collect
[2] gain; obtain; incur; bring about
[3] choose; select; adopt; find

Stroke count: 8

Level: 1

Radical: 又 (#29)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

取

This word has been viewed 13098 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Feb 2014 09:41

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領取 leng5 ceoi2 ling3 qu3 = receive; draw

取消 ceoi2 siu1 qu3 xiao1 = to cancel

爭取 zang1 ceoi2 zheng1 qu3 = to fight for; to compete for; to struggle

吸取 kap1 ceoi2 xi1 qu3 = to absorb; to draw; to assimilate

選取 syun2 ceoi2 xuan3 qu3 = to choose

進取 zeon3 ceoi2 jin4 qu3 = to go forward; to surge forward; to forge ahead

採取 coi2 ceoi2 cai3 qu3 = to take; to carry out; to adopt

取代 ceoi2 doi6 qu3 dai4 = to replace; to substitute; to supplant

取得 ceoi2 dak1 qu3 de2 = to acquire; to obtain; to get

竊取 sit3 ceoi2 qie4 qu3 = to steal; to seize

奪取 dyut6 ceoi2 duo2 qu3 = to snatch; to seize; to grab; to wrest; to take by force

聽取 ting1 ceoi2 ting1 qu3 = to hear; to listen to

提取 tai4 ceoi2 ti2 qu3 = to extract; to draw

換取 wun6 ceoi2 huan4 qu3 = give something and get something in return

取決 ceoi2 kyut3 qu3 jue2 = depend upon, hinge upon

取笑 ceoi2 siu3 qu3 xiao4 = tease, to make fun of

取向 ceoi2 hoeng3 = orientation

無理取鬧 mou4 lei5 ceoi2 naau6 = unreasonably troublesome

收取 sau1 ceoi2 shou1 qu3 = collect; gather

嘩眾取寵 waa1 zung3 ceoi2 cung2 = to make oneself stand out in public

取錄 ceoi2 luk6 = to pass (person) at examinations

取自 ceoi2 zi6 qu3 zi4 = supplied from; originates from 國

博取 bok3 ceoi2 bo2 qu3 = try to gain; court

採取措施 coi2 ceoi2 cou3 si1 cai3 qu3 cuo4 shi1 = to adopt a measure

抽取的 cau1 ceoi2 dik1 chou1 qu3 de5 = [adj] drawn-out, extractive 國

抽取樣品 cau1 ceoi2 joeng6 ban2 chou1 qu3 yang4 pin3 = to sample

抽取式的 cau1 ceoi2 sik1 dik1 chou1 qu3 shi4 de5 = [adj] removable 國

抽取 cau1 ceoi2 chou1 qu3 = to distill, to siphon

被……取代 bei6 ……ceoi2 doi6 bei4……qu3 dai4 = replaced by

取得大學學位 ceoi2 dak1 daai6 hok6 hok6 wai6*2 qu3 de2 da4 xue2 xue2 wei4 = to obtain a university education

政治取向 zing3 zi6 ceoi2 hoeng3 = political leanings

盜取 dou6 ceoi2 dao4 qu3 = ransack; to steal; misappropriate

詐取 zaa3 ceoi2 = swindle

掠取 loek6 ceoi2 lve4 qu3 = [v] to plunder; to pillage; to loot

攫取 fok3 ceoi2 jue2 qu3 = [v] seize; grab

取暖 ceoi2 nyun5 qu3 nuan3 = to warm oneself (by a fire, etc.)

賺取 zaan6 ceoi2 zhuan4 qu3 = to earn

進取心 zeon3 ceoi2 sam1 jin4 qu3 xin1 = go-ahead; gumption

吸取教訓 kap1 ceoi2 gaau3 fan3 = learn a good lesson

取捨 ceoi2 se2 qu3 she3 = accept or reject; make one's choice

索取 saak3 ceoi2 suo3 qu3 = ask for; demand, exact, extort

錄取 luk6 ceoi2 lu4 qu3 = to enroll, recruit, admit

咎由自取 gau3 jau4 zi6 ceoi2 jiu4 you2 zi4 qu3 = have only onself to blame

汲取 kap1 ceoi2 ji2 qu3 = assimilate; imbibe

取之不盡 ceoi2 zi1 bat1 zeon6 qu3 zhi1 bu4 jin4 = inexhaustible; rich in natural resources

考取 haau2 ceoi2 kao3 qu3 = to pass an entrance test

取締 ceoi2 dai3 qu3 di4 = to ban, outlaw, prohibit, suppress

取款 ceoi2 fun2 qu3 kuan3 = withdraw money from a bank

攝取 sip3 ceoi2 she4 qu3 = to absorb, to assimilate; to take a photo of

以貌取人 ji5 maau6 ceoi2 jan4 = judge a book by its cover

不問自取 bat1 man6 zi6 ceoi2 bu4*2 wen4 zi4 qu3 = take sth. without asking; steal

取勝 ceoi2 sing3 qu3 sheng4 = be victorious; triumph over; win; win a victory

殺雞取卵 saat3 gai1 ceoi2 leon2 sha1 ji1 qu3 luan3 = to seek short term gain at the sacrifice of long term profit

取而代之 ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1 qu3 er2 dai4 zhi1 = replace

取景 ceoi2 ging2 qu3 jing3 = to find a view; to shoot a movie at

斷章取義 dyun6 zoeng1 ceoi2 ji6 duan4 zhang1 qu3 yi4 = quote out of context

取替 ceoi2 tai3 qu3 ti4 = replace; exchange for; to substitue for

支取 zi1 ceoi2 zhi1 qu3 = draw (strength,money etc.)

獲取 wok6 ceoi2 huo4 qu3 = gain, get, acquire

取走 ceoi2 zau2 qu3 zou3 = remove, take away

取巧 ceoi2 haau2 qu3 qiao3 = resort to trickery

存取 cyun4 ceoi2 cun2 qu3 = access; deposit - withdraw

取錢 ceoi2 cin4*2 qu3 qian2 = withdraw money

取悅 ceoi2 jyut6 qu3 yue4 = to try to please

鳥取縣 niu5 ceoi2 jyun6 = Tottori prefecture in Japan

取勝之道 ceoi2 sing3 zi1 dou6 qu3 sheng4 zhi1 dao4 = the road to success

擷取 kit3 ceoi2 xie2 (PRC) / jie2 (Taiwan) qu3 = retrive; extract

取經 ceoi2 ging1 qu3 jing1 = to journey for Buddist scriptures; learn vicariously

取態 ceoi2 taai3 qu3 tai4 = approach; attitude

Showing all 2 examples containing 取

肉是一種食物, 它取自動物。國
Meat is a type of food, it comes from animals.

佢今日嘅情况係佢咎由自取粵
He has only himself to blame for the plight he is in now.

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