取材 qǔcái to collect material
How to remember 取材: 取 acquire + 材 timber = to collect material.
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How it is used
- 'To draw material / source content from' - of writers and filmmakers: 取材于真实事件 (qǔcái yú zhēnshí shìjiàn) based on / drawing on real events.
- The fixed pattern is 取材于 + source. About where a creative work gets its raw material or inspiration.