qǔ jīng

取 经

Level:

NHSK 789－2 SW HSK 4

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v.go on a pilgrimage for Buddhist scriptures
- qián wǎng xī tiān qǔ jīng de táng sēng shī tú sì rén zhōng zuì bù qǐ yǎn de shì shā sēng
  前往西天取经的唐僧师徒四人中最不起眼的是沙僧。
  Monk Sha is the most common one of four teachers and prentices who go for lections in the west.
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v.metalearn from somebody else's experience; seek for experience
- dào xiān jìn gōng chǎng qù qǔ jīng
  到先进工厂去取经
  learn from advanced factories
- tā men dào nǐ men chǎng li qǔ jīng lái le
  他们到你们厂里取经来了。
  They have come to your factory to learn from what you do here.
- yuǎn dào qǔ jīng
  远道取经
  travel a long way to learn from the experience of others

Separable word
"取" and "经" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 好多人向他取过经。
  Many people have asked him for advice.
- 他到先进工厂取了经，准备回去大干一番。
  He learned from advanced factories and was ready to go back and make all-out efforts.
- 我去向他取个经。
  I'll go and learn from his experience.

取经