Chinese Word: 采 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

采 (Trad.: 採, 采)HSK 5

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 釆

Ideographic: A hand picking 爫 fruit from a tree 木

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 爫 [ zhǎo ] claws, nails, talons
- 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden

Similar Characters: 釆冞

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Pinyin: cǎi

English Definition: to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather; color; complexion; looks; variant of 彩

Chinese Definition:
①摘取：采撷。采花。采摘。采制。
②选取，搜集，开发，利用：采访(搜集寻访)。采纳(接受意见)。采集。采伐。采购。采掘。采写。
③神色，精神：神采。精采。
④同“彩”。
⑤(采采)盛多的样子。
⑥古代指官。
Example Words:

采取	cǎi qǔ	to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take	HSK 5
采用	cǎi yòng	to adopt; to employ; to use
采访	cǎi fǎng	to interview; to gather news; to hunt for and collect; to cover	HSK 5
采购	cǎi gòu	to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase	HSK 6
开采	kāi cǎi	to extract (ore or other resource from a mine); to exploit; to mine	HSK 6

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Pinyin: cài

English Definition: allotment to a feudal noble
Chinese Definition:
①(采地)古代卿大夫的封地。亦称“采邑”。

1		jiù 就 wǒ 我 kàn 看 cǎi 采， wǒ 我 tóng yì 同意 hòu zhě 后者 de 的 yì jiàn 意见。 As for me, I agree with the latter opinion.
2		hòu 后 lái 来， tā men 它们 cǎi 采 le 了 yè zi 叶子， fàng zài 放在 tā men 它们 de 的 xiǎo 小 wán jù 玩具 lǐ 里。 After that they plucked the leaves and put them in their playthings.
3		zài 在 nà tiān 那天， wǒ men 我们 tōng cháng 通常 sòng 送 kǎ piàn 卡片 cǎi 采 biǎo shì 表示 wǒ men 我们 duì 对 lǎo shī 老师 de 的 xiè yì 谢意。 On the day we usually give our teachers cards to show our thanks.
4		ér 而 qí zhōng 其中 yuán yīn 原因 wǎng wǎng 往往 shì 是 yīn wèi 因为 duì shǒu 对手 cǎi 采 de 的 kuàng hé qì 矿和气 bǐ 比 zì jǐ 自己 duō 多。 Often the reason is that their enemy mined more resources than they did.
5		tā men 它们 cǎi 采 le 了 huā 花， fàng zài 放在 tā men 它们 de 的 kǒu dài 口袋 lǐ 里。 They plucked the flowers and put them in their pockets.

1		jiù 就 wǒ 我 kàn 看 cǎi 采， wǒ 我 tóng yì 同意 hòu zhě 后者 de 的 yì jiàn 意见。 As for me, I agree with the latter opinion.
2		hòu 后 lái 来， tā men 它们 cǎi 采 le 了 yè zi 叶子， fàng zài 放在 tā men 它们 de 的 xiǎo 小 wán jù 玩具 lǐ 里。 After that they plucked the leaves and put them in their playthings.
3		zài 在 nà tiān 那天， wǒ men 我们 tōng cháng 通常 sòng 送 kǎ piàn 卡片 cǎi 采 biǎo shì 表示 wǒ men 我们 duì 对 lǎo shī 老师 de 的 xiè yì 谢意。 On the day we usually give our teachers cards to show our thanks.
4		ér 而 qí zhōng 其中 yuán yīn 原因 wǎng wǎng 往往 shì 是 yīn wèi 因为 duì shǒu 对手 cǎi 采 de 的 kuàng hé qì 矿和气 bǐ 比 zì jǐ 自己 duō 多。 Often the reason is that their enemy mined more resources than they did.
5		tā men 它们 cǎi 采 le 了 huā 花， fàng zài 放在 tā men 它们 de 的 kǒu dài 口袋 lǐ 里。 They plucked the flowers and put them in their pockets.