seek Buddhist scriptures; learn from advanced experience
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Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesverb
to seek Buddhist scriptures (originally)
literaryHistorically refers to Buddhist monks (e.g., Xuanzang) traveling to India to bring back sacred texts. Modern usage is mostly in its figurative sense.
Xuán玄
zàng奘
fǎ法
shī师
xī西
xíng行
qǔ取
jīng经
de的
gù故
shì事
guǎng广
wéi为
liú流
chuán传
。
The story of Master Xuanzang's westward journey to seek Buddhist scriptures is widely told.
verb
to learn from; to draw on the experience of
neutralCommonly used in modern contexts (work, business, study) to describe learning best practices from successful models.
Wǒ我
men们
jì计
huà划
qù去
nà那
jiā家
chéng成
gōng功
de的
qǐ企
yè业
qǔ取
jīng经
。
We plan to go to that successful enterprise to learn from their experience.
Zhè这
cì次
kǎo考
chá察
de的
mù目
dì的
shì是
xiàng向
xiōng兄
dì弟
dān单
wèi位
qǔ取
jīng经
。
The purpose of this inspection is to learn from our sister units.
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Tā他
jīng经
cháng常
xiàng向
jīng经
yàn验
fēng丰
fù富
de的
qián前
bèi辈
qǔ取
jīng经
。
He often seeks advice and learns from experienced seniors.