How to say “adopt” in Chinese
adopt (measures)
“Adopt” in Chinese is 采取, cǎi qǔ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
采取 is read cǎi qǔ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
On top, a hand; at the bottom, 木 “tree”: picking fruit. It hints at the sound of 彩 cǎi and 菜 cài.
耳 “ear” and 又 “hand”: to grab by the ear. It hints at the sound of 趣 qù.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “采取”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 采取. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们必须马上采取措施wǒmenbìxūmǎshàngcǎiqǔcuòshīWe have to take measures right away.
- 政府采取了一系列措施。zhèngfǔcǎiqǔleyíxìliècuòshīThe government has taken a whole series of measures.
- 问题出现后，公司立即采取了相应的措施。wèntíchūxiànhòu,gōngsīlìjícǎiqǔlexiāngyìngdecuòshīWhen the problem came up, the company immediately took appropriate measures.
- 我们会采取相应的措施wǒmenhuìcǎiqǔxiāngyìngdecuòshīWe'll take appropriate measures.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “adopt” in Chinese?
“Adopt” in Chinese is 采取, pinyin cǎiqǔ.
What does 采取 mean?
采取 (cǎiqǔ) means “adopt (measures)”.
How do you write 采取?
采取 is 2 characters: 采 (cǎi) — pick, gather; 取 (qǔ) — take, get. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 采取?
采取 is read cǎiqǔ. Tones: cǎi — third tone, qǔ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“adopt” in the lesson “How rules work”
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