póu
裒
gather; take out
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to gather; to collect; to assemble
literaryUsed in literary or formal contexts to describe gathering things or compiling works.
Tā他
hào耗
shí时
shù数
nián年
，
póu裒
jí辑
chéng成
shū书
。
He spent years gathering and compiling the materials into a book.
Zhè这
xiē些
sǎn散
yì佚
de的
wén文
gǎo稿
bèi被
póu裒
rán然
chéng成
jí集
。
These scattered manuscripts were gathered into a collection.
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Tā他
guǎng广
fàn泛
póu裒
jí集
mín民
jiān间
chuán传
shuō说
。
He extensively collected folk legends.
verb
to take out; to deduct; to reduce (and thereby give to others)
literaryPrimarily used in the classical idiom 裒多益寡, meaning to take from the surplus to supplement the deficit.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
tōng通
guò过
shuì税
shōu收
zhèng政
cè策
，
shí实
xiàn现
póu裒
duō多
yì益
guǎ寡
。
The government uses tax policy to take from the rich and give to the poor.
Gǔ古
dài代
lǐ理
xiǎng想
shì是
póu裒
duō多
yì益
guǎ寡
，
jūn均
pín贫
fù富
。
The ancient ideal was to take from the surplus to aid the deficient and equalize wealth.
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Tā他
de的
cí慈
shàn善
xíng行
wéi为
tǐ体
xiàn现
le了
póu裒
duō多
yì益
guǎ寡
de的
jīng精
shén神
。
His charitable acts embody the spirit of taking from abundance to help scarcity.