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  • 1

    v.pick; pluck; cull (flowers, leaves or fruits)

    • nà ge nǚ hái zhèng zài cǎi chá

      那个女孩正在

      That girl is picking tea.

    • fēng mì cóng huā duǒ shang cǎi mì

      蜂蜜花朵

      Honey gathers nectar from flowers.

    • tā cǎi le yī dà pěng huā lái zhuāng shì zhuō zi

      装饰桌子

      She picked a large bunch of flowers for table decoration.

    synonym
  • 2

    v.select; adopt; choose

    • cǎi qǔ

      adopt

    • cǎi gòu

      select and purchase

    • cǎi zhāi

      采摘

      pick

  • 3

    n.expression; complexion; facial expression; spirit; manner

    • fēng cǎi

      attractive expression

    • xìng gāo cǎi liè

      in high spirit

    • shén cǎi

      demeanour

  • 4

    v.extract; mine; dig for; excavate

    • cǎi jué

      mine

    • gōng rén men zhèng zài cǎi kuàng

      工人正在

      tap mineral ore

    • tā shì yī míng cǎi jīn gōng rén

      工人

      He is a gold miner.

    synonym
  • 5

    v.gather; collect

    • cǎi fēng

      collect folk songs

    • cǎi biāo běn

      标本

      collect specimens

    • cǎi kuàng yàng

      collect mineral samples

  • 6

    n.now written as 心秀

Words and phrases with 采

  • 采风
    [word]collect folk songs and stories, rhymes and tales; actors, writers and other grass-roots people experience life and understand the customs of the people
  • 采精
    [word]semen collection
  • 采油
    [word]exploit oil
  • 采摘
    [word]pluck
  • 采矿
    [word]excavate
  • 采蜜
    [word]collect nectar
  • 采编
    [word]gather and edit news/information; reporters and editors
  • 采珠
    [word]fish for pearls
  • 采掘
    [word]excavate
  • 采风问俗
    [idiom]investigate the customary practice of a place
  • 采兰赠芍
    [idiom]The lovers give presents to each other.
  • 采薪之忧
    [idiom]slight indisposition

Similar-form characters to 采

Chinese Characters with pinyin cǎi

  • colour; variety
  • step on; belittle
  • take notice of