Chinese word

取回

Pronunciation

Pinyinqǔ huí

Meaning

  • verbretrieve

Example

我昨天把寄丢的包裹取回了。wǒ zuó tiān bǎ jì diū de bāo guǒ qǔ huí le

I retrieved the package that was lost in shipping yesterday.

Illustration for 取回 (retrieve)

More examples

他从朋友那里取回了手机。tā cóng péng yǒu nà lǐ qǔ huí le shǒu jī

He retrieved the cell phone from a friend.

Core concept

An absent object is reached, taken, and brought back to its holder.

Common phrases

  • 取回包裹qǔ huí bāo guǒ

    retrieve a package

  • 取回手机qǔ huí shǒu jī

    retrieve a cell phone

Similar words

拿回来ná huí lái: Bring an object from somewhere else to the current place or person.
取回来qǔ huí lái: Take an object back from another place or person and return it to its holder.
找回zhǎo huí: Search for and find a lost object or missing information again.
收回shōu huí: Bring back something that was already given or sent away.

Definition in Chinese

把丢失或放在别处的东西拿回来。bǎ diū shī huò fàng zài bié chù de dōng xī ná huí lái

Word origin

取回 (qǔhuí, "retrieve") is formed from 取 (qǔ, "take") + 回 (huí, "return"), linking the act of taking with the object's movement back.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this verb fits an object-first 把 (bǎ, "object-marking particle") sentence when the speaker highlights a completed recovery.

Other meanings

  • recoververb

Opposites

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