Chinese Word: 捡 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

捡 (Trad.: 撿)HSK 5

Pinyin: jiǎn

English Definition: to pick up; to collect; to gather

Chinese Definition:
①拾取：捡拾。捡东西。
②古同“检”，查。

Antonyms: 洒

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic: 佥 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 检险验脸俭

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捡骨	jiǎn gǔ	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
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜	jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā	to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
捡到篮里就是菜	jiǎn dào lán lǐ jiù shì cài	all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)

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1		tā 他 wān xià 弯下 yāo 腰 jiǎn qǐ 捡起 le 了 dì shang 地上 de 的 zhǐ 纸。 He bent down to pick up the paper from the ground.
2		tā 她 cóng 从 dì shang 地上 jiǎn qǐ 捡起 le 了 diào luò 掉落 de 的 yào shi 钥匙。 She picked up the dropped keys from the ground.
3		tā 他 měi tiān 每天 dū huì 都会 zài 在 jiē shang 街上 jiǎn dào 捡到 hěn duō 很多 líng qián 零钱。 He picks up a lot of loose change on the street every day.
4		hái zi men 孩子们 dōu 都 hěn 很 xǐ huan 喜欢 zài 在 hǎi tān 海滩 shàng 上 jiǎn 捡 bèi ké 贝壳。 Kids love picking up seashells on the beach.
5		tā 他 jīng cháng 经常 zài 在 jiē shang 街上 jiǎn dào 捡到 yì xiē 一些 yǒu yòng 有用 de 的 dōng xi 东西。 He often picks up useful things on the street.

1		tā 他 wān xià 弯下 yāo 腰 jiǎn qǐ 捡起 le 了 dì shang 地上 de 的 zhǐ 纸。 He bent down to pick up the paper from the ground.
2		tā 她 cóng 从 dì shang 地上 jiǎn qǐ 捡起 le 了 diào luò 掉落 de 的 yào shi 钥匙。 She picked up the dropped keys from the ground.
3		tā 他 měi tiān 每天 dū huì 都会 zài 在 jiē shang 街上 jiǎn dào 捡到 hěn duō 很多 líng qián 零钱。 He picks up a lot of loose change on the street every day.
4		hái zi men 孩子们 dōu 都 hěn 很 xǐ huan 喜欢 zài 在 hǎi tān 海滩 shàng 上 jiǎn 捡 bèi ké 贝壳。 Kids love picking up seashells on the beach.
5		tā 他 jīng cháng 经常 zài 在 jiē shang 街上 jiǎn dào 捡到 yì xiē 一些 yǒu yòng 有用 de 的 dōng xi 东西。 He often picks up useful things on the street.