Chinese word

吸取

Pronunciation

Pinyinxī qǔ

Meaning

  • verbabsorb

Example

我们要吸取过去的教训。wǒ men yào xī qǔ guò qù de jiào xùn

We should absorb the lessons of the past.

Illustration for 吸取 (absorb)

More examples

领导在总结会上吸取了各方面的意见以改进计划。líng dǎo zài zǒng jié huì shàng xī qǔ le gè fāng miàn de yì jiàn yǐ gǎi jìn jì huà

At the review meeting, the leader took suggestions from all sides to improve the plan.

Core concept

Something from outside is drawn inward and made part of the person or group.

Common phrases

  • 吸取教训xī qǔ jiào xùn

    absorb lessons

  • 吸取经验xī qǔ jīng yàn

    learn from experience

  • 吸取意见xī qǔ yì jiàn

    take suggestions

Similar words

借鉴jiè jiàn: Use other people's experience or past examples as a guide for one's own actions.
吸收xī shōu: Take in and retain something from outside, such as nutrients, information, or a substance.
采纳cǎi nà: Accept an opinion or method and put it into use.

Definition in Chinese

从外部获得并吸收某物，使其成为自身的一部分，侧重吸收并内化，常用于经验、教训、营养等抽象或半抽象内容。cóng wài bù huò dé bìng xī shōu mǒu wù shǐ qí chéng wéi zì shēn de yí bù fèn cè zhòng xī shōu bìng nèi huà cháng yòng yú jīng yàn jiào xùn yíng yǎng děng chōu xiàng huò bàn chōu xiàng nèi róng

Word origin

吸 (xī, "draw in") + 取 (qǔ, "take") combines the ideas of pulling something inward and taking it in, which explains its use for making experience, lessons, or nourishment one's own.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this verb often presents experience or a lesson as something actively taken into one's own understanding, so it signals more than merely hearing about it.

Other meanings

  • learn fromverb

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