Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 取

to take
to get
to choose
to fetch

to choose

to collect material

(chemistry) liquid-liquid extraction (aka solvent extraction); to extract

to take a sample

to cut off

to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures
to learn by studying another's experience

to pass an entrance exam
to be admitted to

water intake
to obtain water (from a well etc)

to receive
to collect

to ask for
to demand

to absorb
to draw (a lesson, insight etc)
to assimilate

to help oneself to (food)
to invite (trouble)
to court (disaster)

quick fix
opportune short cut (around a difficulty)
cheap trick (to get what one wants)
to pull a fast one

to replace
to supersede
to supplant
(chemistry) substitution

to acquire fraudulently
an illegal exchange

to gain; to get; to acquire

to unfollow (on microblog etc)

to swindle
to defraud

to seize

to seek
to seek out

to select; to make one's choice; to decide what to accept and what to reject

(chemistry) to produce

to capture

to try to please

to accept or reject

to remove
to take away

to pick
to select
to take
to capture (data)
to acquire
to pick up (a signal)

to seize
to capture
to grab

to withdraw money

to seek after
to strive for

(literary) to extort
to take as bribe

connective
conjunction

to acquire; to get; to obtain

to cut off a section of sth

to withdraw (money)

(computing) client pull

to extract
to squeeze out (juice etc)
(fig.) to exploit

to retrieve

to collect evidence

(computing) cache (loanword) (Tw)

to steal

to suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit

to steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc)

to hunt
(fig.) to seek (fame etc)

to cancel
cancellation

to name
to be named
to christen
to seek fame

to take out
to extract
to draw out

to withdraw (money)
to collect (left luggage)
to extract
to refine

to ask
to demand

to find amusement
to amuse oneself

to tease; to make fun of

via
by way of
en route to

to plunder
to pillage
to loot

to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam
to admit (a student)
to hire (a job candidate)

to pluck
to take

to seek
to strive for
to obtain
see also 牟取 (móuqǔ)

to dredge up; to scoop up from the water
to fish for; to gain (by improper means)

to fight for
to strive for
to win over

to seize
to capture
to wrest control of

to pick out
to select and recruit
to pluck
to pull

to access
to make use of

to receive; to draw; to get

to withdraw money

to absorb (nutrients etc)
to assimilate
intake
to take a photograph of (a scene)

to pick up
to collect

modulo (math.)

to take by ruse
to outwit
to outsmart

desirable; worth having
(of a suggestion etc) commendable; worthy

to steal (including identity theft, credit card fraud or theft of computer account)
to misappropriate

to be on the waiting list (for admission to a school)

to take sth without permission

(of a computer etc) to read (data)

to attack and seize

to make a profit
to earn a packet

to ladle out
to scoop up

to beat easily
to gain an easy victory

to accept
to receive

to store and retrieve (money, belongings etc)
(computing) to access (data)

orientation
direction

to warm oneself (by a fire etc)

to extract
to remove
to draw (a sales commission, venom from a snake etc)

to hear (news); to listen to

to make fire

to win the trust of

to borrow

to take an impression (dentistry etc)

sure

to select a scene (for filming, sketching etc)

to win (favors, confidence etc)

(literary) to choose between rejecting and accepting

to show initiative
to be a go-getter
to push forward with one's agenda

to gain profit (by underhand means)
to exploit
see also 謀取／谋取 (móuqǔ)

to make trouble
to make fun of

to obtain (sth) in exchange
to exchange (sth) for (sth else)

to draw; to derive; to absorb

to gain by cheating

to take silver
to come second in a competition

to withdraw money from a bank

to score a victory
to prevail over one's opponents

to obtain (information from an archive etc)

(usually followed by 於／于 (yú)) to hinge on
to be decided by
to depend on

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

acceptance rate
admission rate

viewfinder (of a camera etc)

(dialect) match (for lighting fire)

minimum passing score for admission

rectangular frame used to view a scene (made out of cardboard etc, or formed by the thumbs and forefingers)
viewfinder
viewing frame

enterprising spirit
initiative

to hinge on
to be decided by
to depend on

accessible

substituent (chemistry)

ATM

sexual orientation

to reach a consensus

qǔqíjīnghuá

to take the best
to absorb the essence

to judge sb by appearances (idiom)

qǔbǎoshìfàng

to be released on bail (law)

tànnángqǔwù

to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie
in the bag

each takes what he needs (idiom)

shājīqǔluǎn

lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

cǎiqǔcuòshī

to adopt measures
to take steps

proactive

huǒzhōngqǔlì

lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom)
fig. to be sb's cat's-paw

zhuāqǔchéngxù

spider or crawler bot (Internet)

to draw on local resources
using materials at hand

zhēngqǔshíxiào

to strive to get sth done while the timing is right

biāoxīnqǔyì

to start on sth new and different (idiom); to display originality

see 咎由自取 (jiùyóuzìqǔ)

(idiom) to embarrass oneself

to not even take a penny (as a bribe)

zìqǔmièwáng

to court disaster (idiom)
to dig one's own grave

to draw a lesson (from a setback)

tóujīqǔqiǎo

to gain advantage by any means, fair or foul; to be opportunistic; to be full of tricks

(idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions

duǎnzhōngqǔcháng

see 短中抽長／短中抽长 (duǎnzhōngchōucháng)

to profiteer
profiteering

variant of 欲取姑與／欲取姑与 (yùqǔgūyǔ)
to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)

qǔxiāojìnlìng

to lift a prohibition
to lift a ban

kōngqìqǔyàng

air sampling

duànzhāng-qǔyì

(idiom) to quote out of context

qǔdéshènglì

to prevail
to achieve victory
to be victorious

zhēngqǔshíjiān

to act with urgency
to buy time

cǎiqǔxíngdòng

to take action
to adopt policies
to move on some issue

huázhòngqǔchǒng

sensationalism
vulgar claptrap to please the crowds
playing to the gallery
demagogy

shěshēngqǔyì

to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius)
to choose honor over life; would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles

to make trouble without reason (idiom); to be deliberately provocative

qǔbǎohòushěn

release from custody, subject to provision of a surety, pending investigation (PRC)

positive point
merit
redeeming quality

qùqǔzhījiān

undecided between taking and leaving

nángzhōngqǔwù

as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
in the bag
(as good as) in one's possession

random access (memory)

qǔ'érdàizhī

(idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place

qǔyàngshùliàng

sample size (statistics)

qǔchángbǔduǎn

lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
to use this in place of that
what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts

zuānmù-qǔhuǒ

to drill wood to make fire

to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)

to give for free

kěwàngqǔshèngzhě

可望取胜者

[可望取勝者]

favorite (to win a race or championship)
well-placed contestant

túnwèiqǔtāishù

臀位取胎术

[臀位取胎術]

breech extraction (medicine)

zìdòngqǔkuǎnjī

自动取款机

[自動取款機]

automated teller machine (ATM)

lùqǔtōngzhīshū

录取通知书

[錄取通知書]

admission notice (issued by a university)

kōngqìqǔyàngqì

空气取样器

[空氣取樣器]

air sampler

wúqǔshèngxīwàngzhě

无取胜希望者

[無取勝希望者]

outsider (i.e. not expected to win a race or championship)

suíjīcúnqǔjìyìtǐ

随机存取记忆体

[隨機存取記憶體]

random access memory (RAM)

suíjīcúnqǔcúnchǔqì

随机存取存储器

[隨機存取存儲器]

random access memory (RAM)

dàng'ànzhuǎnsòngcúnqǔjíguǎnlǐ

档案转送存取及管理

[檔案轉送存取及管理]

File Transfer, Access and Management
FTAM

zhànwúbùshèng,gōngwúbùqǔ

战无不胜，攻无不取

[戰無不勝，攻無不取]

to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
ever victorious
nothing they can't do

qǔzhībùjìn,yòngzhībùjié

取之不尽，用之不竭

[取之不盡，用之不竭]

limitless supply (of)
inexhaustible

qǔqíjīnghuá,qùqízāopò

取其精华，去其糟粕

[取其精華，去其糟粕]

take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan)
keep what is good, discard the rest
You need to be selective when studying.
In modernizing the country, don't accept uncritically all foreign ideas.