HSK 5 · Verbs

吸取 xīqǔ “to absorb” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 吸取 means

  1. to absorb
  2. to draw (a lesson)
  3. to draw (a lesson, insight etc)
  4. to assimilate

How to say 吸取

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale吸xī1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale取qǔ3rd tone, dipping

吸取 in a sentence

  1. 你必须从失败中吸取教训。

    Nǐ bìxū cóng shībài zhōng xīqǔ jiàoxun.

    You must learn from your failures.

    Sentence #333507 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我希望汤姆已经吸取教训了。

    Wǒ xīwàng Tāngmǔ yǐjīng xīqǔ jiàoxun le.

    I hope Tom has learned his lesson.

    Sentence #8560803 from Tatoeba

  3. 不要沉迷于过去，而是要从中吸取教训。

    Búyào chénmí yú guòqù, érshì yào cóngzhōng xīqǔ jiàoxun.

    Don’t dwell on the past – learn from it instead.

    Sentence #6461969 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 吸取 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 吸 (xī) with each of its parts in a different colour
吸xīto breathe
  • 口mouth · kǒuMeaning part
  • 及to extend · jíSound part

口 hints at the meaning (mouth); 及 (jí) hints at the sound. Compare it with xī.

The character 取 (qǔ) with each of its parts in a different colour
取qǔto take
  • 耳ear · ěr
  • 又again · yòu

How to write 吸取

吸 6 strokes · 取 8 strokes

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吸取 (xīqǔ) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 吸取 (xīqǔ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 吸取

Words with 吸

吸引xīyǐn · to attract呼吸hūxī · to breathe吸收xīshōu · to absorb

Words with 取

取qǔ · to take采取cǎiqǔ · to adopt or carry out (measures取消qǔxiāo · to cancel争取zhēngqǔ · to fight for录取lùqǔ · to admit (a student)索取suǒqǔ · to ask for取缔qǔdì · to ban无理取闹wúlǐqǔnào · to make trouble for no reason

More words: Thinking & Talking

想象xiǎngxiàng · to imagine信任xìnrèn · to trust欣赏xīnshǎng · to appreciate形容xíngróng · to describe叙述xùshù · to relate (a story or information)宣布xuānbù · to declare宣传xuānchuán · to publicise询问xúnwèn · to inquire

FAQs

吸取 (xīqǔ) means “to absorb” or “to draw (a lesson)”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it xīqǔ: xī with a 1st tone, then qǔ with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 吸取 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xiqu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 吸取 from the suggestions. Typing xiqu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
吸取 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.