抽取 (chōu qǔ) — to extract/collect (a percentage or fee); to draw/select at random (e.g., samples)

Definition

抽取 means to draw out a portion or sample from a larger whole — typically a fee/percentage (like 手续费) or a randomly selected group. More formal and technical than 提取.

verb
to extract/collect (a percentage or fee)to draw/select at random (e.g., samples)

Examples

  • 抽取5%。
    Gōng sī měi yuè cóng gōng zī zhōng chōu qǔ 5% zuò wéi gōng jī jīn.
    The company deducts 5% from salaries each month as a provident fund.
  • 抽取100。
    Yán jiū rén yuán suí jī chōu qǔ le 100 míng cān yù zhě.
    The researchers randomly selected 100 participants.
  • 抽取。
    Yín háng měi nián chōu qǔ yí dìng bǐ lì de shǒu xù fèi.
    The bank charges a certain proportion of the fee each year.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

抽chōudraw
取qǔtake

抽, meaning draw, combines with 取, meaning take, to describe extracting or taking.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
由
由yóu抽chōu
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 扌 is the hand form, written in full as 手, and the right part 由 provides the sound.

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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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