Adopt in Chinese
to adopt · HSK 5
采取
- 采 to pick
- 取 to take
我们必须马上采取措施。 We must take measures immediately.
Other ways to say adopt
More words with 采 or 取
How do you say adopt in Chinese?
Adopt in Chinese is 采取 (cǎi qǔ). You can also say 采用 (cǎi yòng), 采纳 (cǎi nà), 抱 (bào).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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