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收取

shōu qǔ

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

收取 (shōu qǔ) means "to receive; to collect". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 收取 means

1. to receive
2. to collect

The characters in 收取

• 收shōuto receive; to accept; to collect
• 取qǔto take; to get; to choose

Example sentences

• 警方不应该收取贿赂。
  Jǐngfāng bù yīnggāi shōuqǔ huìlù.
  Police shouldn't take bribes.
• 银行对风险客户收取较高的贷款利息。
  Yínháng duì fēngxiǎn kèhù shōuqǔ jiào gāo de dàikuǎn lìxī.
  Banks charge higher interest on loans to risky customers.
• 我修剪汤姆的草坪，没有向他收取任何费用。
  I didn't charge Tom anything to mow his lawn.

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read shōu qǔ correctly.
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