cǎi

采伐

Word · VerbTraditional採

pick; pluck; select

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to pick; to pluck; to gather (flowers, fruits, tea)

Most commonly used for picking plants, fruits, or flowers.

Wǒ我
men们
qù去
shān山
shàng上
cǎi采
mó蘑
gu菇
 。

We went up the mountain to pick mushrooms.

Chūn春
tiān天
shì是
cǎi采
chá茶
de的
hǎo好
jì季
jié节
 。

Spring is a good season for picking tea leaves.

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Tā她
cǎi采
le了
yī一
shù束
yě野
huā花
 。

She picked a bouquet of wildflowers.

2.

verb

to select; to adopt; to choose

Used for selecting methods, opinions, materials, etc.

Tā他
cǎi采
nà纳
le了
tóng同
shì事
de的
jiàn建
yì议
 。

He adopted his colleague's suggestion.

Zhè这
fèn份
bào报
gào告
cǎi采
yòng用
le了
zuì最
xīn新
de的
shù数
jù据
 。

This report uses the latest data.

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Cǎi采
fǎng访
qián前
xū需
yào要
zuò做
hěn很
duō多
zhǔn准
bèi备
 。

You need to do a lot of preparation before an interview.