The Chinese word 抽出 is formed through verb-complement compounding, where the first character 抽 (chōu, meaning "to pull", "to draw", or "to extract") denotes the main action, and the second character 出 (chū, meaning "out") acts as a directional complement indicating the result or direction of that action. Together, they create a single verb meaning "to pull out", "to extract", or "to select (from a group)", with 出 specifying that the pulling action results in something coming out or being removed from its original location or context, as in extracting a file (抽出文件) or selecting personnel (抽出入员).