How to say “take” in Chinese
take (medicine); accept, be convinced
“Take” in Chinese is 服, fú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
服 is read fú. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
In 衣服 it is read with the neutral tone.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “服”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 服. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这件衣服很好看zhèjiànyīfuhěnhǎokànThis piece of clothing looks really nice.
- 我买了一件新衣服wǒmǎileyíjiànxīnyīfuI bought a new piece of clothing.
- 这件衣服多少钱？zhèjiànyīfuduōshaoqiánHow much is this piece of clothing?
- 这件衣服是白色的。zhèjiànyīfushìbáisèdeThis piece of clothing is white.
- 我们去商场买衣服吧wǒmenqùshāngchǎngmǎiyīfubaLet’s go to the mall to buy clothes.
- 这件衣服脏了zhèjiànyīfuzāngleThis piece of clothing got dirty.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “How to take a medicine”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “take” in Chinese?
“Take” in Chinese is 服, pinyin fú.
What does 服 mean?
服 (fú) means “take (medicine); accept, be convinced”.
How do you write 服?
服 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 服?
服 is read fú. Tones: fú — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“take” in the lesson “How to take a medicine”
This word is from the topic “Illness and treatment” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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