Chinese word

取件

Pronunciation

Pinyinqǔ jiàn

Meaning

  • verbpick up

Example

你现在能去柜台取件吗？nǐ xiàn zài néng qù guì tái qǔ jiàn ma

Can you go to the counter to pick it up now?

Illustration for 取件 (pick up)

More examples

收到取件通知后，我去自提柜取件。shōu dào qǔ jiàn tōng zhī hòu wǒ qù zì tí guì qǔ jiàn

After receiving the pickup notice, I go to the pickup locker to pick it up.

Core concept

A recipient completes a shipment's handoff by collecting it from the place where the carrier has held it.

Common phrases

  • 柜台取件guì tái qǔ jiàn

    pick up at the counter

  • 到自提柜取件dào zì tí guì qǔ jiàn

    pick up at a pickup locker

  • 预约时间取件yù yuē shí jiān qǔ jiàn

    pick up at the scheduled time

Similar words

取货qǔ huò: Receive delivered goods from a designated place for personal use.
领取líng qǔ: Receive documents or items through a counter or online procedure.
取走qǔ zǒu: Take an item away from its current location.
代收dài shōu: Receive a parcel or letter on behalf of its intended recipient.

Definition in Chinese

到快递网点、柜台或自提柜领取被寄送或留存的包裹、邮递物。dào kuài dì wáng diǎn guì tái huò zì tí guì líng qǔ bèi jì sòng huò liú cún de bāo guǒ yóu dì wù

Word origin

取 (qǔ, "take") + 件 (jiàn, "item") forms a compound for taking a delivered item from its holding point.

Usage tips

  • In everyday English, a parcel that has arrived often suggests doorstep delivery, while this word highlights going to a counter, service point, or locker to get it.

Other meanings

  • receiveverb
  • take deliveryverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 取件通知qǔ jiàn tōng zhīpickup noticenoun

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