Chinese word dictionary

摄取

shè qǔ · to absorb (nutrients etc); to assimilate; intake; to take a photograph of (a scene)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified摄取

Traditional攝取

Pinyinshè qǔ

Part of speechv, vn

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

摄shè

to absorb, to take in; to photograph; to act on behalf of

取qǔ

to take, to receive, to obtain; to select

How to learn 摄取

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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获取huòqǔ

to gain; to get; to acquire

取qǔ

to take; to get; to choose; to fetch

取得qǔdé

to acquire; to get; to obtain

取消qǔxiāo

to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind

摄氏度shèshìdù

°C (degrees Celsius)

采取cǎiqǔ

to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take