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

我们应从历史中汲取教训。

Wǒmen yīng cóng lìshǐ zhōng jíqǔ jiàoxùn.

We should draw lessons from history.

她从这次失败中汲取了宝贵经验。

Tā cóng zhè cì shībài zhōng jíqǔ le bǎoguì jīngyàn.

She drew valuable experience from this failure.

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