# 吸取 (xīqǔ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 吸取 (xīqǔ) means “to absorb; to draw (a lesson)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to absorb; to draw (a lesson)
- Pinyin: xīqǔ (xi1 qu3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 我们应该从失败中吸取教训。
  Wǒmen yīnggāi cóng shībài zhōng xīqǔ jiàoxun.
  We should draw lessons from failure.

## Characters

- [吸](https://hanziro.com/word/xi-inhale/) (xī): to inhale; to suck
- [取](https://hanziro.com/word/qu-take/) (qǔ): to take; to get

https://hanziro.com/word/xi-qu-absorb/

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