取经 (qǔ jīng) — to go on a quest for scriptures (referring to Xuanzang's journey); (figurative) to learn from someone else's experience or best practices
Definition
Literally 'go fetch the scriptures' — refers to the Journey to the West, now used figuratively for going somewhere to learn from others' experience or best practices.
verb
to go on a quest for scriptures (referring to Xuanzang's journey)(figurative) to learn from someone else's experience or best practices
Examples
- 取经。Táng sēng shī tú sì rén qù xī tiān qǔ jīng de gù shi jiā yù hù xiǎo.The story of Tang Seng and his three disciples journeying to the West to obtain the scriptures is known in every household.
- 取经，。Wǒ men gōng sī pài rén qù rì běn qǔ jīng, xué xí tā men de guǎn lǐ jīng yàn.Our company sent people to Japan to learn from their management experience.
- ，。Tā qù huá wéi qǔ guò jǐ cì jīng, huí lái hòu jiù gǎi jìn le liú chéng.He went to Huawei several times to learn from them, and after returning he improved the workflow.
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