抽取

chōuqǔ

verb #18,643

Meanings

1 to extract
2 to draw out
3 to remove

Characters

to pull out; to draw

to take; to obtain

Examples

医生从伤口中抽取了脓液。

Yīshēng cóng shāngkǒu zhōng chōuqǔ le nóngyè.

The doctor extracted pus from the wound.

我们随机抽取了一百个样本。

Wǒmen suíjī chōuqǔ le yībǎi gè yàngběn.

We randomly selected one hundred samples.

Tips

usage

抽取 is used for physical extraction (fluids, samples) and abstract selection (random sampling). Compare 提取 (tíqǔ) which is more common for withdrawing money or extracting data.

Stroke Order

抽 chōu

取 qǔ