取 (ceoi2) — gain; obtain; incur; bring about in Cantonese
ceoiˊ²取
Mandarin Pinyin: qu3
Meaning of 取
noungain; obtain; incur; bring about
nountake; get; fetch; draw; collect
nounchoose; select; adopt; find
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Example Sentences with 取
肉是一種食物, 它取自動物。
Meat is a type of food, it comes from animals.
佢今日嘅情况係佢咎由自取
He has only himself to blame for the plight he is in now.
janˉ¹因hoˎ₄何heoiˉ¹取siu1?消？
Why was it cancelled?
neiˏ₅你soengˊ²想sok˗₃索ceoiˊ²取meˉ¹咩？
What do you want to take/ask for?
hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以sok˗₃索ceoiˊ²取minˏ₅免fai˗₃費jeˏ₅嘢。
You can get free stuff.
Words Containing 取
支取zi1 ceoi2
draw (strength,money etc.)
取之不盡ceoi2 zi1 bat1 zeon6
inexhaustible; rich in natural resources
取消ceoi2 siu1
to cancel
取勝ceoi2 sing3
be victorious; triumph over; win; win a victory
竊取sit3 ceoi2
to steal; to seize
進取心zeon3 ceoi2 sam1
go-ahead; gumption
汲取kap1 ceoi2
assimilate; imbibe
取得大學學位ceoi2 dak1 daai6 hok6 hok6 wai2
to obtain a university education
掠取loek6 ceoi2
to plunder; to pillage; to loot
吸取教訓kap1 ceoi2 gaau3 fan3
learn a good lesson
取替ceoi2 tai3
replace; exchange for; to substitue for
取錢ceoi2 cin2
withdraw money
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