采
Character
to pick or gather flowers, fruit, or leaves
Readings and meanings
- to pick or gather flowers, fruit, or leaves
Examples
我们去公园采花吧。
wǒ men qù gōng yuán cǎi huā ba
Let's go pick flowers in the park.
AI-generated sentence
秋天到了，我们去采苹果吧。
qiū tiān dào le wǒ men qù cǎi píng guǒ ba
Autumn is here. Let's go and pick apples.
AI-generated sentence
Words that use “采” as cǎi
采取cǎi qǔto take steps or action to deal with somethingWordHSK 3采用cǎi yòngto use a method, way, or plan to do somethingWordHSK 3采访cǎi fǎngto interview: to ask someone questions for a news storyWordHSK 4采购cǎi gòuto buy things for a company, school, or officeWordHSK 5采纳cǎi nàto accept and use a suggestion, idea, or planWordHSK 6开采kāi cǎito take coal, oil, or other useful things out of the groundWordHSK 7–9采矿cǎi kuàngto get coal, metals, and other minerals out of the ground by…WordHSK 7–9采集cǎi jíto collect plants, food, or other things, often from natureWordHSK 7–9
cài
cai4Reading 2Rare readingThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is cǎi.
- used in 采邑 (cài yì) and 采地 (cài dì) CC-CEDICT
Words that use “采” as cài
Stroke order
All 8 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 采
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