Chinese Word: 采 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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

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		mō qīng 摸清 qíng kuàng 情况 zài 再 cǎi qǔ 采取 cuò shī 措施。 Understand the situation before taking measures.
2		tā men 他们 zài 在 qiū jì 秋季 qù 去 cǎi zhāi 采摘 píng guǒ 苹果。 They went apple picking in autumn.
3		wǒ men 我们 zǎo jiù 早就 yīng gāi 应该 cǎi qǔ 采取 xíng dòng 行动 le 了。 We should have taken action a long time ago.
4		wǒ men 我们 bì xū 必须 cǎi qǔ 采取 jí qiè 急切 de 的 xíng dòng 行动。 We must take urgent action.
5		zhè xiē 这些 shū cài 蔬菜 dōu 都 shì 是 xīn xiān 新鲜 cǎi zhāi 采摘 de 的。 These vegetables are freshly picked.

1		mō qīng 摸清 qíng kuàng 情况 zài 再 cǎi qǔ 采取 cuò shī 措施。 Understand the situation before taking measures.
2		tā men 他们 zài 在 qiū jì 秋季 qù 去 cǎi zhāi 采摘 píng guǒ 苹果。 They went apple picking in autumn.
3		wǒ men 我们 zǎo jiù 早就 yīng gāi 应该 cǎi qǔ 采取 xíng dòng 行动 le 了。 We should have taken action a long time ago.
4		wǒ men 我们 bì xū 必须 cǎi qǔ 采取 jí qiè 急切 de 的 xíng dòng 行动。 We must take urgent action.
5		zhè xiē 这些 shū cài 蔬菜 dōu 都 shì 是 xīn xiān 新鲜 cǎi zhāi 采摘 de 的。 These vegetables are freshly picked.