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HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9 Recognition 5 Writing 5

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Animated Stroke Order 采

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How to write 采 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 采

采 stroke order diagram

3.

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5.

How to Use 采

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 采 works in context.

Picking / Gathering / Adopting

In these words, 采 means to collect, gather, or adopt something.

采取 • cǎi qǔ • to carry out; adopt; take • HSK 5

HSK 5

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 采

HSK words that contain this character.

采用 • cǎi yòng • to adopt

HSK 3.0 · L5

cǎi采

yòng

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 采 is used in context

gōng公

sī司

xū需

yào要

cǎi采

gòu购

Information

Pinyincǎi

Meaningto pick

Strokes8

Radical采

Traditional採

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#1495

Zhuyinㄘㄞˇ

UnicodeU+91C7

CangjieBD

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爫claw/hand

A hand (爫) plucking fruit from a tree (木) — to pick, gather, or select.

cǎi采

qǔ取

to carry out; adopt; take

采访 • cǎi fǎng • to interview • HSK 5

HSK 5

cǎi采

fǎng访

to interview

采集 • cǎi jí • gather; collect • HSK 6

HSK 6

cǎi采

jí集

gather; collect

Spirit / Manner / Expression

In these words, 采 refers to one's spirit, demeanor, or expression.

兴高采烈 • xīng gāo cǎi liè • be jubilant; be in good spirits; elated • HSK 6

HSK 6

xīng兴

gāo高

cǎi采

liè烈

be jubilant; be in good spirits; elated

无精打采 • wú jīng dǎ cǎi • have the blues; be listless • HSK 6

HSK 6

wú无

jīng精

dǎ打

cǎi

风采 • fēng cǎi • Demeanor / Bearing • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

fēng风

cǎi采

Demeanor / Bearing

用

to adopt

开采 • kāi cǎi • mine; extract; exploit

HSK 6

kāi开

cǎi采

mine; extract; exploit

采纳 • cǎi nà • accept; adopt

HSK 6

cǎi采

nà纳

accept; adopt

采购 • cǎi gòu • procure; make purchases for an organization or enterprise

HSK 6

cǎi采

gòu购

procure; make purchases for an organization or enterprise

采摘 • cǎi zhāi • Picking

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cǎi采

zhāi摘

Picking

采矿 • cǎi kuàng • Mining

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cǎi采

kuàng矿

Mining

xīn新

de的

bàn办

gōng公

shè设

bèi备

。

The company needs to purchase new office equipment.

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

cǎi采

qǔ取

yǒu有

xiào效

cuò措

shī施

bǎo保

hù护

huán环

jìng境

。

We must take effective measures to protect the environment

chūn春

tiān天

dào到

le了

，

wǒ我

men们

qù去

shān山

shàng上

cǎi采

chá茶

。

Spring has arrived, we go to the mountain to pick tea leaves.

jì记

zhě者

zhèng正

zài在

cǎi采

fǎng访

yí一

wèi位

zhù著

míng名

kē科

xué学

jiā家

。

The journalist is interviewing a famous scientist.

采

have the blues; be listless

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "cai".

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材cáimaterial, timber, raw material
菜càivegetable
猜cāiguess
裁cáito cut, to reduce, to decide
彩cǎicolor, variegated colors, brilliance

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "采".

釉yòuglaze
释shìto explain; to release; to let go

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