索取
suǒ qǔ
Pinyin

Definition

索取
 - 
suǒ qǔ
  1. to ask
  2. to demand

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

huò qǔ
  1. 1 to gain
  2. 2 to get
  3. 3 to acquire
lǐng qǔ
  1. 1 to receive
  2. 2 to draw
  3. 3 to get
  1. 1 to take
  2. 2 to get
  3. 3 to choose
  4. 4 to fetch
qǔ dài
  1. 1 to replace
  2. 2 to supersede
  3. 3 to supplant
  4. 4 (chemistry) substitution
qǔ chū
  1. 1 to take out
  2. 2 to extract
  3. 3 to draw out
qǔ shèng
  1. 1 to score a victory
  2. 2 to prevail over one's opponents
qǔ míng
  1. 1 to name
  2. 2 to be named
  3. 3 to christen
  4. 4 to seek fame
qǔ dé
  1. 1 to acquire
  2. 2 to get
  3. 3 to obtain
qǔ yuè
  1. 1 to try to please
qǔ shě
  1. 1 to choose
  2. 2 to accept or reject
qǔ nuǎn
  1. 1 to warm oneself (by a fire etc)
qǔ xiāo
  1. 1 to cancel
  2. 2 cancellation
qǔ xiào
  1. 1 to tease
  2. 2 to make fun of
qǔ qián
  1. 1 to withdraw money
xī qǔ
  1. 1 to absorb
  2. 2 to draw (a lesson, insight etc)
  3. 3 to assimilate
sī suǒ
  1. 1 to think deeply
  2. 2 to ponder
chōu qǔ
  1. 1 to extract
  2. 2 to remove
  3. 3 to draw (a sales commission, venom from a snake etc)
cǎi qǔ
  1. 1 to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)
  2. 2 to take
tàn suǒ
  1. 1 to explore
  2. 2 to probe
huàn qǔ
  1. 1 to obtain (sth) in exchange
  2. 2 to exchange (sth) for (sth else)

Idioms (20)

不假思索
bù jiǎ sī suǒ
  1. 1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
  2. 2 to fire from the hip
以貌取人
yǐ mào qǔ rén
  1. 1 to judge sb by appearances (idiom)
冥思苦索
míng sī kǔ suǒ
  1. 1 to mull over (idiom)
  2. 2 to think long and hard
取长补短
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn
  1. 1 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
  2. 2 to use this in place of that
  3. 3 what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
各取所需
gè qǔ suǒ xū
  1. 1 each takes what he needs (idiom)
咎由自取
jiù yóu zì qǔ
  1. 1 to have only oneself to blame (idiom)
  2. 2 to bring trouble through one's own actions
囊中取物
náng zhōng qǔ wù
  1. 1 as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
  2. 2 in the bag
  3. 3 (as good as) in one's possession
战无不胜,攻无不取
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù qǔ
  1. 1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
  2. 2 ever victorious
  3. 3 nothing they can't do
按图索骥
àn tú suǒ jì
  1. 1 lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines
  3. 3 to try and find sth with the help of a clue
舍生取义
shě shēng qǔ yì
  1. 1 to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius); to choose honor over life
  2. 2 would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles
探囊取物
tàn náng qǔ wù
  1. 1 to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie
  2. 2 in the bag
搜索枯肠
sōu suǒ kū cháng
  1. 1 to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom)
敲诈勒索
qiāo zhà lè suǒ
  1. 1 extortion and blackmail (idiom)
断章取义
duàn zhāng qǔ yì
  1. 1 to quote out of context (idiom)
标新取异
biāo xīn qǔ yì
  1. 1 to start on sth new and different (idiom); to display originality
欲取姑予
yù qǔ gū yǔ
  1. 1 variant of 欲取姑與|欲取姑与[yù qǔ gū yǔ]
  2. 2 to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)
欲取姑与
yù qǔ gū yǔ
  1. 1 to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)
杀鸡取卵
shā jī qǔ luǎn
  1. 1 lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
澡垢索疵
zǎo gòu suǒ cī
  1. 1 to wash the dirt to find a defect (idiom); to find fault
  2. 2 to nitpick
火中取栗
huǒ zhōng qǔ lì
  1. 1 lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be sb's cat's-paw

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