Definition
取材 (qǔ cái) means 'to gather material' for creative or journalistic work, often from real-life sources. It is commonly used in the pattern 取材于 (qǔcái yú) to indicate the source of inspiration or content, as in 'based on'.
verb
to gather material (for creative or journalistic work)
Examples
- 取材。Zhè bù diànyǐng qǔ cái yú yí gè zhēnshí shìjiàn.This movie is based on a true event.
- ，取材。Zuòjiā wèile xiě xiǎoshuō, qù nóngcūn qǔ cái.The writer went to the countryside to gather material for his novel.
- 取材。Zhè piān lùnwén qǔ cái zì dàliàng lìshǐ wénxiàn.This paper draws its material from a large number of historical documents.
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