Chinese Word: 拾 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

拾Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Antonyms: 扔弃丢

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 手

Ideographic:To gather 合 things in one's hands 扌

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- 合 [ hé ] to combine, to join, to unite; to gather

Similar Characters: 挡袷捡恰拴抬哈给塔搭

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Pinyin: shí

English Definition:to pick up; to collate or arrange; ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

Chinese Definition:
①捡，从地上拿起：拾草。拾粪。拾零(捡取某方面的零碎材料，常用于文章标题)。拾取。俯拾皆是。拾人牙慧。
②收，敛，整理：收拾。拾掇。
③“十”的大写。
④旧称射箭人穿在左臂上的皮制护袖。

Example Words:

拾掇	shí duo	to clear up; to tidy up; to pick up; to repair
拾遗	shí yí	to pocket a lost article; (fig.) to correct others' errors; to remedy omissions (in a text etc)
拾零HSK 6	shí líng	to pick up bits; to collect scrap material; tidbits; gleanings (used as gossip)
拾金不昧	shí jīn bù mèi	to pick up money and not hide it (idiom); to return property to its owner
拾取HSK 6	shí qǔ	to pick up; to collect

Pinyin: shè

English Definition:to ascend in light steps

Chinese Definition:
①古同“涉”，历，经由：拾级而上。

Example Words:

	拾级而上	shè jí ér shàng	to walk slowly up a flight of steps (idiom)
	拾级	shè jí	to go up or down stairs step by step

1		tā 他 xǐ huan 喜欢 shōu shi 收拾 fáng jiān 房间 bǎo chí 保持 zhěng jié 整洁。 He likes to tidy up the room to keep it neat and tidy.
2		jiē dào 街道 shàng 上 de 的 qīng jié gōng 清洁工 zài 在 shōu shi 收拾 lā jī 垃圾。 The street cleaners are collecting rubbish on the street.
3		ràng 让 wǒ men 我们 yì qǐ 一起 shōu shi 收拾 zhè ge 这个 huì yì shì 会议室 ba 吧。 Let's tidy up this conference room together.
4		tā 他 shí duo 拾掇 hǎo 好 bāo fu 包袱， mǎ shàng 马上 qǐ chéng 起程 qù 去 le 了。 He packed up the bundle and set off immediately.
5		tā 她 zì jué 自觉 de 地 bǎ 把 jiā lǐ 家里 shōu shi 收拾 dé 得 gān jìng 干净 zhěng jié 整洁。 She conscientiously keeps her home clean and tidy.

1		tā 他 xǐ huan 喜欢 shōu shi 收拾 fáng jiān 房间 bǎo chí 保持 zhěng jié 整洁。 He likes to tidy up the room to keep it neat and tidy.
2		jiē dào 街道 shàng 上 de 的 qīng jié gōng 清洁工 zài 在 shōu shi 收拾 lā jī 垃圾。 The street cleaners are collecting rubbish on the street.
3		ràng 让 wǒ men 我们 yì qǐ 一起 shōu shi 收拾 zhè ge 这个 huì yì shì 会议室 ba 吧。 Let's tidy up this conference room together.
4		tā 他 shí duo 拾掇 hǎo 好 bāo fu 包袱， mǎ shàng 马上 qǐ chéng 起程 qù 去 le 了。 He packed up the bundle and set off immediately.
5		tā 她 zì jué 自觉 de 地 bǎ 把 jiā lǐ 家里 shōu shi 收拾 dé 得 gān jìng 干净 zhěng jié 整洁。 She conscientiously keeps her home clean and tidy.