取 ceoi² {qǔ}

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

取代 ceoi² doi⁶ {qǔ dài}

(verb) Substitute

取法 ceoi² faat³ {qǔ fǎ}

Follow something as an example

取景 ceoi² ging² {qǔ jǐng}

to find or capture a view, for making a movie or reference for arts

取錄〔-录〕 ceoi² luk⁶ {qǔ lù}

hired; accepted for enrolment

取信 ceoi² seon³ {qǔ xìn}

Get the letter; to earn the trust

取替 ceoi² tai³ {qǔ tì}

replace

取耳 cou² ji⁵ {qǔ ěr}

clean the ear

取出 ceoi² ceot¹ {qǔ chū}

1. to take out
2. to extract
3. to draw out

取錢〔-钱〕 ceoi² cin² {qǔ qián}

withdraw money

取材 ceoi² coi⁴ {qǔ cái}

to collect material

取締〔-缔〕 ceoi² dai³ {qǔ dì}

1. to ban
2. to prohibit (publications, customs etc)
3. to outlaw
4. to suppress (violators)

取得 ceoi² dak¹ {qǔ dé}

1. to acquire
2. to get
3. to obtain

取代 ceoi² doi⁶ {qǔ dài}

1. to replace
2. to supersede
3. to supplant
4. (chemistry) substitution

取道 ceoi² dou⁶ {qǔ dào}

1. via
2. by way of
3. en route to

取款 ceoi² fun² {qǔ kuǎn}

to withdraw money from a bank

取經〔-经〕 ceoi² ging¹ {qǔ jīng}

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

取關〔-关〕 ceoi² gwaan¹ {qǔ guān}

to unfollow (on microblog etc)

取巧 ceoi² haau² {qǔ qiǎo}

1. quick fix
2. opportune short cut (around a difficulty)
3. cheap trick (to get what one wants)
4. to pull a fast one

取向 ceoi² hoeng³ {qǔ xiàng}

1. orientation
2. direction

取現〔-现〕 ceoi² jin⁶ {qǔ xiàn}

to withdraw money

取樣〔-样〕 ceoi² joeng⁶ {qǔ yàng}

to take a sample

取用 ceoi² jung⁶ {qǔ yòng}

1. to access
2. to make use of

取悅〔-悦〕 ceoi² jyut⁶ {qǔ yuè}

to try to please

取決〔-决〕 ceoi² kyut³ {qǔ jué}

1. to depend upon
2. to hinge upon

取樂〔-乐〕 ceoi² lok⁶ {qǔ lè}

1. to find amusement
2. to amuse oneself

取名 ceoi² meng² {qǔ míng}

1. to name
2. to be named
3. to christen
4. to seek fame

取模 ceoi² mou⁴ {qǔ mó}

modulo (math.)

取模 ceoi² mou⁴ {qǔ mú}

to take an impression (dentistry etc)

取鬧〔-闹〕 ceoi² naau⁶ {qǔ nào}

1. to make trouble
2. to make fun of

取銀〔-银〕 ceoi² ngan⁴ {qǔ yín}

1. to take silver
2. to come second in a competition

取暖 ceoi² nyun⁵ {qǔ nuǎn}

to warm oneself (by a fire etc)

取捨〔-舍〕 ceoi² se² {qǔ shě}

1. to choose
2. to accept or reject

取水 ceoi² seoi² {qǔ shuǐ}

1. water intake
2. to obtain water (from a well etc)

取勝〔-胜〕 ceoi² sing³ {qǔ shèng}

1. to score a victory
2. to prevail over one's opponents

取消 ceoi² siu¹ {qǔ xiāo}

1. to cancel
2. cancellation

取笑 ceoi² siu³ {qǔ xiào}

1. to tease
2. to make fun of

取回 ceoi² wui⁴ {qǔ huí}

to retrieve

取走 ceoi² zau² {qǔ zǒu}

1. to remove
2. to take away

取證〔-证〕 ceoi² zing³ {qǔ zhèng}

to collect evidence

取燈兒〔-灯儿〕 ceoi² dang¹ ji⁴ {qǔ dēng r}

(dialect) match (for lighting fire)

取款機〔--机〕 ceoi² fun² gei¹ {qǔ kuǎn jī}

ATM

取景器 ceoi² ging² hei³ {qǔ jǐng qì}

viewfinder (of a camera etc)

取景框 ceoi² ging² kwaang¹ {qǔ jǐng kuàng}

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

取之不盡〔---尽〕 ceoi² zi¹ bat¹ zeon⁶ {qǔ zhī bù jìn}

inexhaustible

取保候審〔---审〕 ceoi² bou² hau⁶ sam² {qǔ bǎo hòu shěn}

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

取保釋放〔--释-〕 ceoi² bou² sik¹ fong³ {qǔ bǎo shì fàng}

to be released on bail (law)

取長補短〔-长补-〕 ceoi² coeng⁴ bou² dyun² {qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn}

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

取得一致 ceoi² dak¹ jat¹ zi³ {qǔ dé yī zhì}

to reach a consensus

取得勝利〔--胜-〕 ceoi² dak¹ sing³ lei⁶ {qǔ dé shèng lì}

1. to prevail
2. to achieve victory
3. to be victorious

取而代之 ceoi² ji⁴ doi⁶ zi¹ {qǔ ér dài zhī}

1. to substitute for sb
2. to remove and replace

取樣數量〔-样数-〕 ceoi² joeng⁶ sou³ loeng⁶ {qǔ yàng shù liàng}

sample size (statistics)

取其精華〔---华〕 ceoi² kei⁴ zing¹ waa⁴ {qǔ qí jīng huá}

1. to take the best
2. to absorb the essence

取消禁令 ceoi² siu¹ gam³ ling⁶ {qǔ xiāo jìn lìng}

1. to lift a prohibition
2. to lift a ban

取其精華，去其糟粕〔---华-----〕 ceoi² kei⁴ zing¹ waa⁴ ，heoi³ kei⁴ zou¹ pok³ {qǔ qí jīng huá , qù qí zāo pò}

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

取之不盡，用之不竭〔---尽-----〕 ceoi² zi¹ bat¹ zeon⁶ ，jung⁶ zi¹ bat¹ kit³ {qǔ zhī bù jìn , yòng zhī bù jié}

1. limitless supply (of)
2. inexhaustible