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 13056 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
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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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Decimal representation of this word: 取
Unicode code for this character: U+53d6 (off-site link)

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