chōu chūdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to take out / to extract
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Original source entry:

抽出 抽出 [chou1 chu1] /to take out/to extract/

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Reference information

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  • 抽
    chōu

    to draw out / to pull out from in between / to remove part of the whole / to inhale (esp. smoke) / (of fabric etc) to shrink / (of certain plants) to sprout / to bud / to whip / to thrash / classifier for sheets (of tissues, wet wipes etc)

  • 出
    chū

    to go out / to come out / to arise / to occur / to produce / to yield / to go beyond / to exceed / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc

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