取

• 拼音: qǔ
• 汉字拆解: 取 = 耳 (ear) + 又 (hand), originally depicting seizing an ear

含义

To take; to get; to fetch; to pick up. Used for retrieving or collecting something.

A practical verb for collecting or retrieving items. Common in everyday situations: 取钱 (withdraw money), 取快递 (pick up a delivery), 取药 (collect medicine). Also used in compound words like 取消 (cancel), 取得 (obtain/achieve), and 采取 (adopt/take measures).

例句

1. 我去银行取钱。
2. 请到前台取你的快递。
3. 他去邮局取了一个包裹。

用法指南

语境: banking, deliveries, everyday errands

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我要去取点钱。(I need to withdraw some money.)
• 你的快递到了，去取一下吧。(Your delivery has arrived — go pick it up.)

错误说法

• 不要用取来代替拿 (取 implies retrieving from somewhere specific — for simply picking up an object in front of you, use 拿; say 拿起杯子 not 取起杯子)

起源与历史

Originally depicted a hand (又) reaching for an ear (耳) — in ancient warfare, soldiers collected enemy ears as proof of victory. The meaning has generalised to simply 'take' or 'get.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal