Usage note
领取表示拿到发给自己的东西。
lǐng qǔ biǎo shì ná dào fā gěi zì jǐ de dōng xī。
领取 means to receive or collect something given out.
Context note
领取常用于票、奖品和文件。
lǐng qǔ cháng yòng yú piào 、 jiǎng pǐn hé wén jiàn。
It is often used with tickets, prizes, and documents.
5 examples
请领取你的票。
qǐng lǐng qǔ nǐ de piào。
Please collect your ticket.
他领取了奖品。
tā lǐng qǔ le jiǎng pǐn。
He received the prize.
领取时间到了。
lǐng qǔ shí jiān dào le。
It is time to collect.
她去领取证件。
tā qù lǐng qǔ zhèng jiàn。
She went to collect the documents.
领取前要先登记。
lǐng qǔ qián yào xiān dēng jì。
You need to register before receiving.
5 mini stories
老师说，先登记再领取。
lǎo shī shuō， xiān dēng jì zài lǐng qǔ。
The teacher said to register first and then collect.
他领取了新的教材。
tā lǐng qǔ le xīn de jiào cái。
He received the new textbook.
大家去领取活动礼物。
dà jiā qù lǐng qǔ huó dòng lǐ wù。
Everyone went to collect the event gifts.
领取时要注意名字。
lǐng qǔ shí yào zhù yì míng zì。
Pay attention to the name when collecting.
她去窗口领取文件。
tā qù chuāng kǒu lǐng qǔ wén jiàn。
She went to the window to collect the documents.
Mini dialogue
领取书本
A
我们去哪里领取新书？
Wǒmen qù nǎlǐ lǐngqǔ xīn shū?
Where do we go to collect the new books?
B
去图书馆领取，老师在那里等我们。
Qù túshūguǎn lǐngqǔ, lǎoshī zài nàlǐ děng wǒmen.
Go to the library to collect them, the teacher is waiting for us there.
领取奖品
A
你领取奖品了吗？
Nǐ lǐngqǔ jiǎngpǐn le ma?
Did you collect your prize?
B
还没有，我下午去办公室领取。
Hái méiyǒu, wǒ xiàwǔ qù bàngōngshì lǐngqǔ.
Not yet, I will go to the office to collect it this afternoon.
Related words and contrasts
similar
拿
ná
take
Both mean to take, but 领取 is more formal, like collecting a package.
opposite
发送
fā sòng
send
领取 means to collect or receive, while 发送 means to send.
related
接收
jiē shōu
receive
接收 is to receive, often used for signals or information, while 领取 is for physical items.