取经

qǔjīng

to learn from others' experience; to go and seek advice

Dictionary entry

to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures; to learn by studying another's experience

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See it in sentences

他们去外地取经。

Tāmen qù wàidì qǔjīng.

English

They went elsewhere to learn from experience.

去哪里取经最好?

Qù nǎlǐ qǔjīng zuìhǎo?

English

Where is the best place to learn from?

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