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收取

shōuqǔ

to collect

HSK 6 · Topic “Money and Shopping”
A person holds out a palm while another places coins in it
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Characters in this word

收 shōu

Strokes
6
Radical
攵 — to rap, to tap
Made of
丩 to connect, to join 攵 to rap, to tap
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

取 qǔ

Strokes
8
Radical
又 — and, also, again, in addition
Made of
耳 ear 又 and, also, again, in addition
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 平台不得在用户不知情的情况下收取额外费用。 Píngtái bùdé zài yònghù bù zhīqíng de qíngkuàng xià shōuqǔ éwài fèiyòng. Platforms must not collect extra fees without users being aware of it.
  • 这家银行每个月都会收取一点服务费。 Zhè jiā yínháng měi gè yuè dōu huì shōuqǔ yìdiǎn fúwùfèi. This bank charges a small service fee every month.
  • 房东每个月初都会来收取房租。 Fángdōng měi gè yuè chū dōu huì lái shōuqǔ fángzū. The landlord comes at the start of every month to collect the rent.

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