collect; gather; cull
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to pick up; to gather or collect (especially ready-made examples, anecdotes, or phrases for writing)
literaryA literary term used primarily in formal or academic writing contexts to describe the act of collecting materials, borrowing phrases, or appropriating existing content from various sources.
Tā他
biàn遍
fǎng访
mín民
jiān间
，
zhí摭
shí拾
le了
xǔ许
duō多
yǒu有
qù趣
de的
gù故
shi事
。
He visited folk communities extensively and collected many interesting stories.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
dà大
liàng量
zhí摭
shí拾
qián前
rén人
yán研
jiū究
chéng成
guǒ果
，
què却
wèi未
zhù注
míng明
chū出
chù处
。
This article extensively appropriates previous research findings without citing the sources.
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Xué学
zhě者
men们
cóng从
gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
zhí摭
shí拾
cán残
piān篇
duàn断
jiǎn简
，
shì试
tú图
huán还
yuán原
lì历
shǐ史
zhēn真
xiàng相
。
Scholars gather fragments from ancient books, attempting to reconstruct historical truths.