取经

qǔ jīng

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

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Definitions

1. to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures
2. to learn by studying another's experience

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Word relationships

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• 学习 xué xí 学习 xué xí to learn 取经侧重通过向他人请教或实地考察获取经验，学习是泛指的学: to learn
• 拜师 bài shī 拜师 bài shī to formally become an apprentice to a master 取经常指远赴他方求教，拜师强调正式拜某人为师: to formally become an apprentice to a master
• 取长补短 qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn 取长补短 qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius) 取经是为了学习别人的长处，取长补短则是具体的做法: lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
• 借鉴 jiè jiàn 借鉴 jiè jiàn to draw on (others' experience) 借鉴和取经都有吸取别人经验的意思，借鉴多用于事物、方法: to draw on (others' experience)

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“经验”“真经”搭配，如“学习经验/取经”；不与具体书本搭配，如不说“取一本书的经”。

Common mistakes

不能用于日常技能学习，如“我跟妈妈取经做饭”不自然，应改为“学做饭”。

Example Sentences

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我们专程到那家公司 取经 。

We made a special trip to that company to learn from their experience.

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Child Words of 取经

• 取 取 qǔ: to take
• 经 经 jīng: classics