采取 cǎiqǔ▶ tomar, adoptar

Stroke order

采取 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

• 采 — 8 strokes
• 取 — 8 strokes

Senses

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

Related words

• 争取esforzarse por
• 取消cancelar
• 吸取Dibujar
• 录取matricularse
• 采访entrevista
• 取tomar; llevar

采取 is pronounced cǎiqǔ and means “tomar, adoptar”. It belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary, one of the six bands of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, China’s official Chinese proficiency exam. Recognising 采取 on a page and producing it in conversation are different skills, and only the second holds up when someone is waiting for an answer — so LexiTrail brings it back just as your memory of it starts to fade, not on a fixed weekly rota.