collect; gather
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to collect; to gather; to assemble
neutralOften used for systematically collecting items such as specimens, data, or cultural artifacts.
Shēng生
wù物
xué学
jiā家
zài在
cóng丛
lín林
lǐ里
cǎi采
jí集
kūn昆
chóng虫
biāo标
běn本
。
The biologist is collecting insect specimens in the jungle.
Yán研
jiū究
rén人
yuán员
xū需
yào要
cǎi采
jí集
zú足
gòu够
de的
shù数
jù据
cái才
néng能
dé得
chū出
jié结
lùn论
。
Researchers need to gather enough data to draw a conclusion.
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Zhè这
shǒu首
gē歌
de的
xuán旋
lǜ律
shì是
tā他
cóng从
mín民
jiān间
cǎi采
jí集
ér而
lái来
de的
。
The melody of this song was collected by him from folk sources.