汲 (jí) — (formal/literary) to draw water from a well

Definição

Literary/classical verb for 'drawing water from a well.' Learners will meet it mainly in fixed expressions like 汲取 ('to draw, to汲取 lessons/insight').

verb

(formal/literary) to draw water from a well

汲。
Gǔ rén cóng jǐng zhōng jí shuǐ yǐn yòng.
Ancient people drew water from wells for drinking.
汲。
Tā měi tiān qīng chén dōu yào qù jǐng biān jí shuǐ.
Every morning he would go to the well to draw water.
汲。
Zhè ge cūn zhuāng de jū mín réng rán yòng chuán tǒng fāng shì jí shuǐ.
The residents of this village still draw water using traditional methods.