采纳 (cǎi nà) — to accept and adopt (a suggestion, plan, policy… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

采纳 means to officially accept and put into use a suggestion, plan, or policy. It focuses on endorsing an outside proposal, while 采取 emphasizes taking an action/method yourself and 采用 stresses choosing a tool/approach.

verb

to accept and adopt (a suggestion, plan, policy, etc.)

Examples

采纳。
Wǒ men cǎi nà le zhuān jiā de yì jiàn.
We adopted the expert's opinion.
采纳。
Zhèng fǔ cǎi nà le zhè xiàng gǎi gé fāng àn.
The government adopted this reform plan.
采纳。
Gōng sī jué dìng cǎi nà xīn jì shù lái tí gāo xiào lǜ.
The company decided to adopt new technology to improve efficiency.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

纳nàtake in

采 means to select, and 纳 means to take in; together they mean to accept a suggestion.

Characters in this word

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 採; 采 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 采 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (采访, 采购) it is 採; in others it is 采.

扌采採

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

采

采cǎi採cǎi

Same sound today

The traditional form 採 combines 扌 (hand) with 采, which gives the sound and means to pick.

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 納; 纳 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk, thin thread

Sound part声符shēngfú

内

Same sound today

The traditional form 納 has 糸 (silk, thin thread) and 内, which gives the sound; the simplified 纳 is a shorthand.

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