采取 meaning in English

cǎiqǔ

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

HSK 3verbTraditional 採取16 strokes

Meaning of 采取

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

cǎiqǔ

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

How to use 采取

采取 is used with abstract objects like 措施 (cuòshī, measures), 行动 (xíngdòng, action), 方法 (fāngfǎ, method), or 态度 (tàidù, attitude). It sounds fairly formal and is common in news and official writing. Example: 政府采取了新的措施。(Zhèngfǔ cǎiqǔ le xīn de cuòshī.) The government took new measures.

采 (cǎi) shows a hand (爫) picking from a tree (木), so it means to pick or gather. 取 (qǔ) means to take, so 采取 is picking out a measure and taking it up.

Common mistake: Learners often use 采取 for taking physical things, as in 采取一本书. For objects you pick up, use 拿 (ná) or 取 (qǔ). Also do not confuse 采 (cǎi, third tone) with 菜 (cài, fourth tone, vegetable), which adds the grass radical on top.

采取 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

接jiē下xià来lái该gāi采cǎi取qǔ什shén么me行xíng动dòng就jiù交jiāo给gěi你nǐ了le。

I leave it in your hands what course of action to take.

他tā们men认rèn为wéi当dāng时shí是shì采cǎi取qǔ行xíng动dòng的de最zuì好hǎo时shí机jī。

They decided it was a perfect time to make the move.

为wèi了le避bì免miǎn情qíng况kuàng恶è化huà，我wǒ们men马mǎ上shàng采cǎi取qǔ了le行xíng动dòng。

We took action immediately so that things wouldn't get worse.

因yīn为wèi人rén很hěn多duō，今jīn天tiān我wǒ们men会huì采cǎi取qǔ自zì助zhù餐cān的de形xíng式shì。

There are a lot of people so today we've gone for buffet style.

我wǒ相xiāng信xìn他tā采cǎi取qǔ的de行xíng动dòng是shì对duì的de。

I believe that his action was in the right.

Stroke order for each character

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采 cǎi · to pick · 8 strokes

取 qǔ · to take · 8 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 采取.

取得	qǔdé	to acquire; to get; to obtain
取消	qǔxiāo	to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind
争取	zhēngqǔ	to fight for; to strive for
采用	cǎiyòng	to adopt; to employ
采访	cǎifǎng	to interview; to gather news
获取	huòqǔ	to gain; to get; to acquire
录取	lùqǔ	to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam; to
采购	cǎigòu	to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase
夺取	duóqǔ	to seize; to capture
听取	tīngqǔ	to hear (news); to listen to
收取	shōuqǔ	to receive; to collect
采纳	cǎinà	to accept; to adopt

Questions about 采取

What does 采取 mean?

采取 (cǎiqǔ) means "to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 采取?

采取 is made of 2 characters: 采 (8 strokes), 取 (8 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 采取 an HSK word?

Yes. 采取 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 采取 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 采取 is written 採取.

What is the difference between 采取 and 采用?

采取 usually goes with actions, measures and attitudes, such as 采取行动. 采用 usually goes with methods, technology or materials that you put to use, such as 采用新技术. They overlap with 方法 (method), where both are possible.

Can 采取 be used in casual conversation?

It is understood in speech, but it sounds formal. In everyday talk people often say 想办法 (xiǎng bànfǎ, think of a way) or 做 (zuò, do) instead.