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取材 (qǔ cái): Draw materials from (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Level 7-9
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取 • qǔ • take; get • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
qǔ
取
take; get
材 • cái • material, timber, raw material
cái
材
material, timber, raw material
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 取材.
Words with
取
取得
qǔ dé
to acquire; to get; to obtain
获取
huò qǔ
to gain; to get; to acquire
争取
zhēng qǔ
strive for; fight for
取消
qǔ xiāo
cancel; call off; abolish
吸取
xī qǔ
absorb; suck up; assimilate
录取
lù qǔ
enroll; recruit; admit to
采取
cǎi qǔ
to carry out; adopt; take
领取
lǐng qǔ
to receive; to draw; to get
Words with
材
材料
cái liào
material
教材
jiào cái
teaching material
身材
shēn cái
stature; figure
器材
qì cái
equipment; material; apparatus
木材
mù cái
wood
材质
cái zhì
material; texture; material quality
题材
tí cái
subject matter; theme
原材料
yuán cái liào
raw and semifinished materials
4.
How to Use 取材 in Sentences
Subject + Predicate
with
真实
qǔ
取
cái
材
zhēn
真
shí
实
neutral
material is authentic
Adverb + Verb
with
广泛
guǎng
广
fàn
泛
qǔ
取
cái
材
Verb + Prepositional Phrase
with
生活
qǔ
取
cái
材
yú
于
shēng
生
huó
活
Verb + Object
with
范围
qǔ
取
cái
材
fàn
范
wéi
围
5.
Example Sentences with 取材
zhè
这
běn
本
shū
书
qǔ
取
cái
材
yú
于
zhēn
neutral
collect materials extensively
neutral
draw material from life
formal
Written
scope of material collection
真
shí
实
gù
故
shì
事
。
This book is based on a true story.
nǐ
你
zhè
这
cì
次
de
的
xiǎo
小
shuō
说
dǎ
打
suàn
算
cóng
从
nǎ
哪
lǐ
里
qǔ
取
cái
材
,
shì
是
xiàn
现
shí
实
shēng
生
huó
活
hái
还
shì
是
xū
虚
gòu
构
shì
世
jiè
界
?
Where do you plan to draw materials from for your new novel, from real life or a fictional world?
zhè
这
bù
部
diàn
电
yǐng
影
qǔ
取
cái
材
zì
自
mín
民
jiān
间
chuán
传
shuō
说
,
jiǎng
讲
shù
述
le
了
yí
一
gè
个
dòng
动
rén
人
de
的
ài
爱
qíng
情
gù
故
shì
事
。
This film draws material from folk legends and tells a touching love story.
wèi
为
le
了
xiě
写
hǎo
好
zhè
这
piān
篇
wén
文
zhāng
章
,
wǒ
我
bù
不
jǐn
仅
chá
查
yuè
阅
le
了
wén
文
xiàn
献
,
hái
还
qīn
亲
zì
自
qù
去
xiàn
现
chǎng
场
qǔ
取
cái
材
。
To write this article well, I not only consulted documents but also went to the site personally to gather materials.
wǒ
我
men
们
zhōu
周
mò
末
qù
去
bó
博
wù
物
guǎn
馆
qǔ
取
cái
材
ba
吧
,
nà
那
lǐ
里
yǒu
有
hěn
很
duō
多
líng
灵
gǎn
感
kě
可
yǐ
以
jī
激
fā
发
。
Let's go to the museum this weekend to gather materials; there's a lot of inspiration there.