cǎi

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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.

    • cǎi mó gu

      蘑菇

      gather mushrooms

    synonym
  • 2

    v.select; adopt; choose

    • cǎi qǔ

      adopt

    • cǎi gòu

      select and purchase

    • cǎi zhāi

      采摘

      pick

    • cǎi wéi tí cái

      题材

      select as a theme

  • 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

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Chinese Characters with pinyin cǎi

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