捡
Character
to pick up something from the ground with your hand
Meaning
jiǎn
jian3- to pick up something from the ground with your hand
- to find something lost or left behind and take it
Examples
我在路上捡到一个钱包。
wǒ zài lù shang jiǎn dào yī gè qián bāo
I picked up a wallet on the road.
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请把地上的书捡起来。
qǐng bǎ dì shang de shū jiǎn qǐ lái
Please pick up the book on the floor.
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Stroke order
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Practice writing 捡
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Words with 捡
捡尸jiǎn shī(slang) to target an intoxicated person for sexual assaultWord捡拾jiǎn shíto pick up; to gatherWord捡漏jiǎn lòuto repair a leaky roofWord捡骨jiǎn gǔbone-gathering, a custom of Fujian and Taiwan in which a son recovers the bones of his deceased father from the grave and places them in an urn for permanent storage at a different locationWord捡到篮里就是菜jiǎn dào lán lǐ jiù shì càiall is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)Word捡了芝麻丢了西瓜jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guāto let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)Word