Chinese Conversation · Level 58
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Chinese word
领
Pronunciation
Pinyinlǐng
Meaning
- verbpick up
Example
我去邮局领包裹。wǒ qù yóu jú lǐng bāo guǒ
I go to the post office to pick up my package.
More examples
护照办好后，我去使馆领护照。hù zhào bàn hǎo hòu wǒ qù shí guǎn lǐng hù zhào
Once my passport was ready, I went to the embassy to pick up my passport.
Core concept
Taking an item formally handed over into one's keeping, with the same idea of holding extending to guiding people and the collar around a neck.
Common phrases
领护照lǐng hù zhào
pick up a passport
领证件lǐng zhèng jiàn
receive an ID document
领包裹lǐng bāo guǒ
pick up a package
Similar words
取qǔ: Going somewhere to take possession of something.
拿ná: Using the hand to take hold of and carry or hold something.
接jiē: Receiving something or someone passed directly from another person.
收shōu: Taking in an item or payment and keeping it in one's care.
Definition in Chinese
从对方或指定地点接收并带走物品或款项，常用于领取包裹、证件、工资等实际发放的东西。cóng duì fāng huò zhǐ dìng dì diǎn jiē shōu bìng dài zǒu wù pǐn huò kuǎn xiàng cháng yòng yú líng qǔ bāo guǒ zhèng jiàn gōng zī děng shí jì fā fàng de dōng xī
Word origin
领 (lǐng, "pick up; lead; collar") combines 页 (yè, "head") + 令 (lìng, "command"); its early neck sense gave rise to the collar meaning, then to taking charge and receiving assigned things.
Usage tips
- A location phrase can come before the verb, so Chinese often states the collection point before the item when describing an errand.