qǔ​jīng HSK7

to go on a pilgrimage for scriptures

  • created sense approved 取经/取經 · qǔ​jīng · to go on a pilgrimage for scriptures — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    取经 / 取經

    qǔ​jīng

    to go on a pilgrimage for scriptures

    (original meaning) to travel to India to seek Buddhist scriptures

    取, 经

    取 (literal) → 取 · qǔ · to take 经 (literal) → 经/經 · jīng · classic

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 取经/取經 · qǔ​jīng · to learn from experience — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    取经 / 取經

    qǔ​jīng

    to learn from experience

    To learn from someone else's successful experience, techniques, or methods; to draw on the strengths of others

    取, 经

    取 (literal) → 取 · qǔ · to obtain 经 (literal) → 经/經 · jīng · classic

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense