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取经 (qǔ jīng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

取经 (qǔ jīng) is a Chinese word: to learn from others' experience; to seek advice; to obtain scriptures. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 取经

动 dòng verb

to learn from others' experience; to seek advice; to obtain scriptures

公司派代表去硅谷取经。

gōng sī pài dài biǎo qù guī gǔ qǔ jīng

The company sent representatives to Silicon Valley to learn from their experience.

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Word breakdown

取 qǔ — to obtain, to acquire, to get

经 jīng — scriptures, sutras, experience (metaphorically)

Structure & writing
1 取 qǔ — to take into one's hand
取 is a component in 4 characters

consists of

1.2 又 yòu — again; indicating repetition or successive occurrence of an action
又 is a component in 38 characters
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Stroke order

2 经 jīng — warp thread (vertical threads in weaving, as opposed to 纬 weft)

经 is not used as a component in any other character.

经 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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