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Character · VerbTraditional敠

pick up; gather; carry

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

verb

to pick up; to gather; to collect

Often refers to gathering scattered items or harvesting.

Tā他
zài在
dì地
shàng上
d敠
u了
ō一
le些
yī硬
xiē币
 。

He picked up some coins on the ground.

Nóng农
mín民
men们
zhèng正
zài在
tián田
lǐ里
d敠
u麦
ō子
 。

The farmers are gathering wheat in the field.

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Zhè这
xiē些
sàn散
luò落
de的
wén文
jiàn件
xū需
yào要
d敠
u起
ō来
 。

These scattered documents need to be collected.

Wǒ我
men们
kě可
yǐ以
d敠
u些
ō干
xiē草
gān生
cǎo火
 。

We can gather some dry grass to start a fire.

Qiū秋
tiān天
dào到
le了
 ,
dà大
jiā家
qù去
shān山
shàng上
d敠
u野
ō果
 。

Autumn is here, everyone goes up the mountain to pick wild fruits.

2.

verb

to carry with both hands; to move (furniture, etc.)

dialect

Dialectal usage, typically refers to moving objects like chairs or stools.

Bāng帮
wǒ我
bǎ把
zhè这
zhāng张
yǐ椅
zi子
d敠
u到
ō门
dào口
 。

Help me carry this chair to the door.

Tā他
lì力
qì气
hěn很
dà大
 ,
néng能
d敠
u动
ō那
dòng个
nà重
ge桌
zhòng子
 。

He is very strong and can move that heavy table.

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Zhè这
xiē些
bǎn板
dèng凳
shì是
shuí谁
d敠
u过
ō来
guò的
 ?

Who moved these stools over here?

Qǐng请
bǎ把
dèng凳
zi子
d敠
u整
ō齐
zhěng一
qí点
 。

Please arrange the stools neatly.

Bié别
d敠
u那
ō个
nà花
ge瓶
 ,
huā小
píng心
xiǎo摔
xīn碎
shuāi了
 。

Don't move that vase, be careful not to break it.