Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
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ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
1 | 捡 | 撿 | jiǎn | jian3 | to pick up; to collect; to gather | ||
2 | 捡尸 | 撿屍 | jiǎn shī | jian3 shi1 | (slang) to target an intoxicated person for sexual assault | ||
3 | 捡拾 | 撿拾 | jiǎn shí | jian3 shi2 | to pick up; to gather | ||
4 | 捡到篮里就是菜 | 撿到籃裡就是菜 | jiǎn dào lán lǐ jiù shì cài | jian3 dao4 lan2 li3 jiu4 shi4 cai4 | all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom) | ||
5 | 捡骨 | 撿骨 | jiǎn gǔ | jian3 gu3 | bone-gathering, a custom of Fujian and Taiwan in which a son recovers the bones of his deceased father from the grave and places them in an urn for permanent storage at a different location | ||
6 | 捡了芝麻丢了西瓜 | 撿了芝麻丟了西瓜 | jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā | jian3 le5 zhi1 ma5 diu1 le5 xi1 gua1 | to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom) |
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