吸取 Traditional form: 吸取 Pinyin (reading): xīqǔ Definitions: to absorb to draw (a lesson, insight etc) to assimilate Characters: 吸 - to inhale, to suck in; to absorb; to attract 取 - to take, to receive, to obtain; to select Traditional characters: 吸 - to inhale, to suck in; to absorb; to attract 取 - to take, to receive, to obtain; to select