取款
qǔkuǎn
The English phrase 'withdraw' is translated into Chinese as 取款 (qǔkuǎn).
取款 is used specifically to mean extracting money from a bank account or other financial deposit. While it is the standard term found on ATM interfaces and in official banking contexts, it is a formal way to express this action.
Meaning: to extract (money) from a bank account or other financial deposit (verb)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is composed of 取 (qǔ), meaning 'to take' or 'to fetch' and 款 (kuǎn), meaning 'funds' or 'sum of money'.
Which one should you use?
There are different ways to express withdrawing money depending on the setting. For daily spoken conversation, it is much more common to use 取钱. In formal situations, the term 提款 is also frequently used to mean 'to withdraw money'. If you want to say 'to withdraw' or 'to take back' in an informal conversation, you might use 拿回.
How do you pronounce it?
qǔkuǎn
Did you know?
- In ancient Chinese, 取 was often associated with taking something by force or seizing it, a far cry from the polite interaction at a modern bank teller.
- The word 提 in 提款 literally means 'to lift' or 'to carry with a handle', reflecting an era when money was physically carried out in bags or boxes.
- While 取款 is the standard term for withdrawing money, the character 取 also appears in the phrase 取经, which means 'to go on a pilgrimage' to seek sacred texts.
Examples in context
- 我想取回先前的陈述。I want to withdraw my previous statement.
- 我要拿回我的投诉。I want to withdraw my complaint.
- 我想去银行取款。Wǒ xiǎng qù yínháng qǔkuǎn.I want to go to the bank to withdraw money.
- 取款的手续很简单。Qǔkuǎn de shǒuxù hěn jiǎndān.The procedure for withdrawing money is very simple.
Example conversation
晓雯 asks 浩然 if he needs to go to the ATM.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen浩然，你需要去取款吗？Hàorán, nǐ xūyào qù qǔkuǎn ma?Haoran, do you need to withdraw money?
- 浩然 Haoran是的，我需要取一点现金。Shì de, wǒ xūyào qǔ yīdiǎn xiànjīn.Yes, I need to withdraw some cash.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen那边的自动取款机很近。Nàbiān de zìdòng qǔkuǎnjī hěn jìn.The ATM over there is very close.
- 浩然 Haoran好的，谢谢你。Hǎo de, xièxiè nǐ.Okay, thank you.
