抽出

chōuchū

verb #8,273

Meanings

1 to draw out; to pull out
2 to find (time); to set aside

Characters

to draw; to pull

Examples

他从口袋里抽出一张纸。

Tā cóng kǒudài lǐ chōuchū yīzhāng zhǐ.

He pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket.

你能抽出时间帮我吗？

Nǐ néng chōuchū shíjiān bāng wǒ ma?

Can you find time to help me?

医生从伤口中抽出了碎片。

Yīshēng cóng shāngkǒu zhōng chōuchū le suìpiàn.

The doctor extracted fragments from the wound.

Tips

usage

抽出时间 (chōuchū shíjiān) is the most common collocation — it means to carve out time from a busy schedule. Very natural in both formal and casual speech.

Stroke Order

抽 chōu

出 chū