取
qǔ
Pinyin

Definition

取
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qǔ
  1. to take
  2. to get
  3. to choose
  4. to fetch

Character Decomposition

Compounds (13)

最
zuì
  1. 1 variant: 最 zuì
最
zuì
  1. 1 old variant of 最[zuì]
最
zuì
  1. 1 most
  2. 2 the most
  3. 3 -est (superlative suffix)
趣
qù
  1. 1 interesting
  2. 2 to interest
聚
jù
  1. 1 to congregate
  2. 2 to assemble
  3. 3 to mass
  4. 4 to gather together
  5. 5 to amass
  6. 6 to polymerize

Related Words (20)

获取
huò qǔ
  1. 1 to gain
  2. 2 to get
  3. 3 to acquire
领取
lǐng qǔ
  1. 1 to receive
  2. 2 to draw
  3. 3 to get
取
qǔ
  1. 1 to take
  2. 2 to get
  3. 3 to choose
  4. 4 to fetch
取代
qǔ dài
  1. 1 to replace
  2. 2 to supersede
  3. 3 to supplant
  4. 4 (chemistry) substitution
取出
qǔ chū
  1. 1 to take out
  2. 2 to extract
  3. 3 to draw out

Idioms (16)

以貌取人
yǐ mào qǔ rén
  1. 1 to judge sb by appearances (idiom)
取长补短
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn
  1. 1 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
  2. 2 to use this in place of that
  3. 3 what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
各取所需
gè qǔ suǒ xū
  1. 1 each takes what he needs (idiom)
咎由自取
jiù yóu zì qǔ
  1. 1 to have only oneself to blame (idiom)
  2. 2 to bring trouble through one's own actions
囊中取物
náng zhōng qǔ wù
  1. 1 as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
  2. 2 in the bag
  3. 3 (as good as) in one's possession

Sample Sentences

这个活动我计划了三个月，但是最近台风要来了，我们恐怕要取消这个活动了。
zhège huódòng wǒ jìhuà le sān ge yuè ，dànshì zuìjìn táifēng yào lái le ，wǒmen kǒngpà yào qǔxiāo zhège huódòng le 。
I have been planning this event for three months, but there's a typhoon approaching. I'm afraid that we might have to cancel this event.
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武汉是全国抗击疫情的重中之重、决胜之地，目前中国疫情防控已取得阶段性重要成效。
Wǔhàn shì quánguó kàngjī yìqíng de zhòngzhōngzhīzhòng 、juéshèngzhīdì ，mùqián Zhōngguó yìqíng fángkòng yǐ qǔdé jiēduànxìng zhòngyào chéngxiào 。
Wuhan is the front line during the fight of this pandemic in the country. Currently, the prevention and control measures in China have gained important results at this stage.
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英国、法国、比利时等欧洲多国宣布，高等院校开学将推迟至9月。这意味着，高校本学期将全部采取网络教学。对于很多高校而言，网课并不是新鲜事物。但面对如此大规模将课堂授课改为线上授课，各国教育机构和师生们都仍在探索和调整。
Yīngguó 、Fǎguó 、Bǐlìshí děng Ōuzhōu duō guó xuānbù ，gāoděng yuànxiào kāixué jiāng tuīchí zhì jiǔ yuè 。zhè yìwèi zhe ，gāoxiào běn xuéqī jiàng quánbù cǎiqǔ Wǎngluò jiàoxué 。duìyú hěnduō gāoxiào éryán ，wǎngkè bìng búshi xīnxiān shìwù 。dàn miànduì rúcǐ dà guīmó jiāng kètáng shòukè gǎi wéi xiànshàng shòukè ，gèguó jiàoyù jīgòu hé shīshēng men dōu réng zài tànsuǒ hé tiáozhěng 。
Several European countries including the UK, France, and Belgium have announced that colleges and universities are postponing the new semester to September. This means that universities are implementing online teaching for this whole semester. For many universities, online courses are not something new. But when facing the replacement of physical classrooms with online courses on such a large scale, the educational institutions, teachers, and students in these countries are still exploring and adjusting accordingly.
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对于教师来讲，我们也要花更多精力调整讲课方式、语速、课件等，尽量使网课不那么枯燥。”比利时荷语布鲁塞尔自由大学讲师张蕾表示，“我们被迫取消很多实践及动手类的课程。比如我这学期的课程原本是要带学生们去参观欧盟机构、各大公司，与一线管理技术人员交流座谈，但现在只能变成讲理论和基础知识的网课。肯定是有很多遗憾，但目前来讲，也没有别的解决办法。”
duìyú jiàoshī láijiǎng ，wǒmen yě yào huā gèng duō jīnglì tiáozhěng jiǎngkè fāngshì 、yǔsù 、kèjiàn děng ，jǐnliàng shǐ wǎngkè bù nàme kūzào 。”Bǐlìshí hé yǔ Bùlǔsàiěr zìyóu dàxué jiǎngshī zhānglěi biǎoshì ，“wǒmen bèipò qǔxiāo hěnduō shíjiàn jí dòngshǒu lèi de kèchéng 。bǐrú wǒ zhè xuéqī de kèchéng yuánběn shì yào dài xuésheng men qù cānguān Ōuméng jīgòu 、gè dà gōngsī ，yǔ yīxiàn guǎnlǐ jìshùrényuán jiāoliú zuòtán ，dàn xiànzài zhǐnéng biànchéng jiǎng lǐlùn hé jīchǔ zhīshi de wǎngkè 。kěndìng shì yǒu hěnduō yíhàn ，dàn mùqián láijiǎng ，yě méiyǒu biéde jiějuébànfǎ 。”
"For teachers, we need to put more effort into adjusting teaching methods, speed of speech, and coursewares in order to make the lessons less boring. " Zhang Lei, a teacher from Free University of Brussels in Belgium said that, "We are forced to cancel many practical and hands-on courses. For example, my plan for the course this semester was to bring students on a tour in EU institutes and big companies, as well as in an exchange forum with front-line management and technical personnel. But now they have been changed to online ones about theory and basic knowledge. That is definitely a pity, but there is no other solution now. "
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善用兵者，役不再籍，粮不三载；取用于国，因粮于敌，故军食可足也。
shàn yòngbīng zhě ，yì bùzài jí ，liáng bù sǎnzài ；qǔ yòngyú guó ，yīn liáng yú dí ，gù jūnshí kě zú yě 。
Know how to use the army without having to add more soldiers and food; arrange for the transportation of food and necessities once and seize these from the enemy to save our own inventory.
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利而诱之，乱而取之，实而备之，强而避之，怒而挠之，卑而骄之，佚而劳之，亲而离之。
lì ér yòu zhī ，luàn ér qǔ zhī ，shí ér bèi zhī ，qiáng ér bì zhī ，nù ér náo zhī ，bēi ér jiāo zhī ，yì ér láo zhī ，qīn ér lí zhī 。
To use benefits to gain an advantage; to take advantage of a messy situation; to be well prepared; withdraw or avoid confrontation in the face of a strong opponent; when the enemy is angry make him more angry; to be humble when the enemy is proud; provoke the enemy to tire the enemy out; arouse misunderstandings or problems within the enemy team
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刚取完，工作人员偏要让我买3D眼镜，说现在已经不免费提供了。
gāng qǔ wán ，gōngzuòrényuán piānyào ràng wǒ mǎi yǎnjìng ，shuō xiànzài yǐjīng bù miǎnfèi tígōng le 。
Just as I picked up the tickets the staff insisted I buy 3D glasses, saying that it is not available for free now.
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你怎么取票取了那么久呀，我等得花儿都谢了。
nǐ zěnme qǔ piào qǔ le nàme jiǔ ya ，wǒ děng de huāérdōuxièle 。
What took you so long to pick up the tickets, I waited so long that the flowers have wilted (meaning you waited a long time).
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可是咱们的夜生活什么时候结束，完全取决于地铁何时停运呀。
kěshì zánmen de yèshēnghuó shénmeshíhou jiéshù ，wánquán qǔjuéyú dìtiě héshí tíngyùn ya 。
However our nightlife is restricted to the time at which the metro station closes.
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不急、不急，慢慢来。你要通过边检，还得取行李，这些入境手续是很费时的。
bù jí 、bù jí ，mànmànlái 。nǐ yào tōngguò biānjiǎn ，hái děi qǔ xíngli ，zhèxiē rùjìng shǒuxù shì hěn fèishí de 。
No rush. You have to pass the border check and you have to take your luggage. These immigration procedures are time-consuming.
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