Chinese word

采取

Pronunciation

Pinyincǎi qǔ

Meaning

  • verbadopt

Example

我们要采取更灵活的办法。wǒ men yào cái qǔ gèng líng huó de bàn fǎ

We need to adopt a more flexible approach.

Illustration for 采取 (adopt)

More examples

政府决定采取紧急措施。zhèng fǔ jué dìng cái qǔ jǐn jí cuò shī

The government decided to take emergency measures.

Core concept

A chosen response moves from selection into practical action.

Common phrases

  • 采取措施cái qǔ cuò shī

    take measures

  • 采取行动cái qǔ xíng dòng

    take action

  • 采取办法cái qǔ bàn fǎ

    adopt an approach

Similar words

采纳cǎi nà: Accept someone else's opinion or proposal and incorporate it into a plan or action.
采用cǎi yòng: Choose a method or technique and use it for a particular purpose.
推行tuī xíng: Put a new system or way of doing things into practice across a group or society.

Definition in Chinese

选择并采用某项具体的措施或方法，然后付诸实行以解决问题。xuǎn zé bìng cǎi yòng mǒu xiàng jù tǐ de cuò shī huò fāng fǎ rán hòu fù zhū shí xíng yǐ jiě jué wèn tí

Word origin

采取 (cǎiqǔ, "adopt") joins 采 (cǎi, "select") + 取 (qǔ, "take"), linking the choice of an option with taking it up in practice.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, its object is usually an abstract response or plan rather than a person, so it naturally describes a chosen course of action.

Other meanings

  • useverb
  • take measuresverb

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