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取样 (qǔ yàng) — to take a sample, to sample

Definition

A technical verb meaning to take a sample for testing or analysis, used in labs, manufacturing, and statistics. Closer to 'to sample' than the everyday verb 抽样 (chōuyàng), which can be looser and includes survey-style sampling.

verb
to take a sampleto sample

Examples

  • 取样。
    Wǒ men xū yào cóng zhè pī chǎn pǐn zhōng qǔ yàng.
    We need to take a sample from this batch of products.
  • 。
    Shí yàn shì yǐ jīng qǔ guò yàng le.
    The lab has already taken a sample.
  • 取样。
    Nǐ bì xū àn zhào biāo zhǔn chéng xù qǔ yàng.
    You must sample according to standard procedures.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

取qǔtake
样yàngsample

取 'take' and 样 'sample' combine to mean taking a sample.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

取 pairs 又 (hand) with 耳 (ear), showing a hand taking an ear, as in taking the ear of fallen prey.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樣; 样 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
羕
羕yàng樣yàng
Same sound today

For 样, the traditional form 樣 pairs 木 (wood) with 羕 as a sound part.

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Appears in
Science (General)

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