汲取

jíqǔ

verb #21,874

Meanings

1 to draw from
2 to absorb
3 to derive (lessons, nourishment, inspiration)

Characters

to draw water; to extract

to take; to obtain

Examples

HSK 4

我们应从历史中汲取教训。

Wǒmen yīng cóng lìshǐ zhōng jíqǔ jiàoxùn.

We should draw lessons from history.

HSK 4

她从这次失败中汲取了宝贵经验。

Tā cóng zhècì shībài zhōng jíqǔ le bǎoguì jīngyàn.

She drew valuable experience from this failure.

HSK 5

植物通过根部汲取水分和养分。

Zhíwù tōngguò gēnbù jíqǔ shuǐfèn hé yǎngfèn.

Plants absorb water and nutrients through their roots.

Tips

memory

汲 originally meant to draw water from a well (the 氵 water radical hints at this). So 汲取 evokes drawing up something valuable - like pulling wisdom or nourishment up from a deep source.

Stroke Order

汲 jí

取 qǔ