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汲取 (jí qǔ) — to draw (lessons, strength, inspiration); to absorb (knowledge); to derive

Definition

汲取 (jíqǔ) means 'to draw / absorb' — almost always lessons, experience, inspiration, or knowledge. 比 吸 / 吸收 / 吸取 更书面, and takes no physical object (no liquid, no nutrients).

verb
to draw (lessons, strength, inspiration)to absorb (knowledge)to derive
Easily confused

Examples

  • 汲取。
    Wǒ men yào cóng lì shǐ zhōng jí qǔ jīng yàn.
    We must draw experience from history.
  • ，汲取。
    Tā měi tiān dú shū, bú duàn jí qǔ xīn zhī shi.
    He reads every day, constantly absorbing new knowledge.
  • 汲取。
    Yì shù jiā cóng dà zì rán zhōng jí qǔ líng gǎn.
    Artists draw inspiration from nature.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

汲jídraw water
取qǔtake

汲 means drawing water and 取 means taking, giving the sense of drawing or absorbing.

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
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
及
及jí汲jí
Same sound today

In 汲, 氵 (from 水, water) shows water, and 及 gives 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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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Thinking & Cognition

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