jié​qǔ

to cut off a section

截取 jié​qǔ
to cut off a section
To cut something into sections and take one part; to intercept and extract a portion of something.
government official selection
(historical) A Qing Dynasty system for selecting and appointing officials based on their years of service or examination rank.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.49 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
0.868 per million

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