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抽样 (chōu yàng) — to sample; to take a sample (for inspection or statistical analysis)

Definition

抽样 is the formal, technical 'to sample / take a sample' used in statistics, research, and quality control. Unlike 抽查 (spot check) it focuses on selecting a representative sample, not on inspecting.

verb
to sampleto take a sample (for inspection or statistical analysis)

Examples

  • 抽样。
    Wǒ men chōu yàng le zhè pī chǎn pǐn de zhì liàng.
    We sampled the quality of this batch of products.
  • 抽样。
    Gōng sī chōu yàng le yì qiān míng xiāo fèi zhě.
    The company sampled one thousand consumers.
  • 抽样。
    Yán jiū rén yuán cóng rén qún zhōng chōu yàng le yàng běn.
    The researchers took a sample from the population.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

抽chōuextract
样yàngsample

抽 means to pull or extract, and 样 denotes a sample; the two senses combine to mean taking a sample.

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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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
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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