吸取

Chinese

 
to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale
 
to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
simp. and trad.
(吸取)

Pronunciation


Verb

吸取

  1. to absorb; to suck up; to extract
    剔除糟粕吸取精華 [MSC, trad.]
    剔除糟粕吸取精华 [MSC, simp.]
    Tīchú zāopò, xīqǔ jīnghuá. [Pinyin]
    Remove the dregs and extract the essence.
  2. (figuratively) to learn (from one's mistakes)
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