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title: "Mouqu Meaning: 谋取 (móuqǔ) Means “to seek”"
description: "谋取 (traditional 謀取, móuqǔ) means “to seek (e.g. profit); to obtain by scheming”. Hear its tones, see what 谋 and 取 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mouqu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 谋取 mean?

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谋取 móuqǔ

## to seek (e.g. profit); to obtain by scheming

## Its characters

1. 谋 móu to seek (as in 谋生)
2. 取 qǔ to seek (as in 取暖)

## In a sentence

他利用职务谋取私利。 He used his position to seek personal gain.

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## More words with 谋 or 取

- [采取 cǎiqǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caiqu)
- [获取 huòqǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huoqu)
- [领取 lǐngqǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lingqu)
- [录取 lùqǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/luqu)
- [谋划 móuhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mouhua)
- [取代 qǔdài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qudai)
- [取得 qǔdé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qude)
- [取消 qǔxiāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/quxiao)
- [收取 shōuqǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shouqu)
- [索取 suǒqǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/suoqu)

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