采样 (cǎi yàng) — to take a sample, to sample
Definition
采样 means 'to take a sample' — extracting a small portion (of water, blood, data, etc.) for testing or analysis. The split form 采…样 shows the object between the two characters.
verb
to take a sampleto sample
Examples
- 采样。Tā men xū yào cóng hé lǐ cǎi yàng.They need to take a sample from the river.
- 采样。Yī shēng gěi bìng rén cǎi yàng jiǎn chá xuè yè.The doctor took a sample from the patient to test the blood.
- ，。Zuó tiān zhī cǎi le liǎng gè yàng, shù jù bú gòu.Only two samples were taken yesterday; the data is insufficient.
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