采取

• 拼音: cǎi qǔ
• 汉字拆解: 采 = 爫 (hand/claw) + 木 (tree), depicting a hand picking from a tree; 取 = 耳 (ear) + 又 (hand), originally meaning to seize

含义

To adopt; to take (measures, actions, methods). Used when choosing and implementing a course of action.

Typically collocates with 措施 (measures), 行动 (action), 方法 (method), or 态度 (attitude). A slightly formal verb used in both spoken and written Chinese to describe deliberately choosing an approach to deal with a situation.

例句

1. 学校采取了新的管理办法来提高教学质量。
2. 面对这个问题，我们必须采取行动。
3. 政府采取了很多措施来保护环境。

用法指南

语境: government, business, problem-solving

语气: decisive

正确说法

• 我们应该采取有效的措施解决这个问题。(We should take effective measures to solve this problem.)
• 公司决定采取新的营销方法。(The company decided to adopt a new marketing method.)

错误说法

• 采取一杯咖啡 (Don't use 采取 for taking physical objects — it only applies to abstract things like measures, actions, or methods)

起源与历史

Compound of 采 (to pick, to gather) and 取 (to take, to obtain), together meaning to select and implement an approach.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal