采 cǎi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 釆 — to distinguish
- Made of
- 爫 claws, nails, talons 木 tree
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
采
cǎi
to pick; to gather; to collect
Character
Example phrases
- 研究团队到山区采标本，并记录每一处植被的变化。 Yánjiū tuánduì dào shānqū cǎi biāoběn, bìng jìlù měi yí chù zhíbèi de biànhuà. The research team went to the mountains to collect specimens and recorded changes in the vegetation at each site.
- 姑娘们在山坡上采茶。 Gūniangmen zài shānpō shang cǎi chá. The girls are picking tea on the hillside.
- 孩子们在花园里采了一束野花。 Háizimen zài huāyuán lǐ cǎi le yí shù yěhuā. The children picked a bunch of wildflowers in the garden.
Related words
- 采取 cǎiqǔ to take; to adopt
- 采用 cǎiyòng to use; to adopt
- 采访 cǎifǎng to interview
- 采购 cǎigòu to buy in bulk; to purchase
- 采集 cǎijí to collect, to gather
- 采纳 cǎinà to adopt, to accept
- 采矿 cǎikuàng to mine; mining
- 采摘 cǎizhāi to pick; to harvest by hand
- 风采 fēngcǎi bearing; elegant demeanour; style
- 开采 kāicǎi to mine; to extract
- 无精打采 wújīngdǎcǎi listless; dispirited
- 兴高采烈 xìnggāocǎiliè in high spirits; elated