撷取 (xié qǔ) — to pick, to select; to excerpt (often in a careful or literary manner)

Definition

Literary verb meaning 'to pick out / excerpt' the best parts from a larger body of text or data. Stronger than 摘 (zhāi) 'to pick/pluck' and more formal than 选取 'to select'.

verb
to pickto selectto excerpt (often in a careful or literary manner)

Examples

  • 撷取。
    Tā cóng wén zhāng zhōng xié qǔ le yí duàn jīng cǎi de huà.
    He picked a wonderful passage from the article.
  • 撷取。
    Kē xué jiā cóng shí yàn shù jù zhōng xié qǔ yǒu yòng de xìn xī.
    Scientists select useful information from experimental data.
  • 撷取。
    Zhè běn shū xié qǔ le gǔ dài shī cí de jīng huá.
    This book distills the essence of classical poetry.

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.

撷xiépick
取qǔtake

撷 and 取 both mean pick or take, giving the sense of careful selection.

Characters in this word

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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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