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采摘

采摘 (cǎi zhāi): Picking (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

采摘 consists of 2 characters.

to pick, to pluck, to gather

pick; pluck; strip

Word Info

Pinyincǎi zhāi

MeaningPicking

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word采摘

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3.

How to Use 采摘 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 采摘 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith下来

cǎi采

zhāi摘

xià下

lái来

neutralSpoken

pick down

Verb + Nounwith季节

cǎi采

zhāi摘

jì季

jié节

Adverb + Verbwith人工

réng人

ōng工

cǎi采

zhāi摘

Verb + Objectwith水果

cǎi采

zhāi摘

shuǐ水

guǒ果

4.

Example Sentences with 采摘

wǒ我

cǎi采

zhāi摘

píng苹

guǒ果

。

I pick apples.

neutral

harvest season

neutral

manual picking

neutral

pick fruit

zhōu周

mò末

wǒ我

men们

qù去

guǒ果

yuán园

cǎi采

zhāi摘

xīn新

xiān鲜

de的

shuǐ水

guǒ果

。

We go to the orchard to pick fresh fruit on the weekend.

cǎi采

zhāi摘

yě野

shēng生

mó蘑

gu菇

shí时

wù务

bì必

jǐn谨

shèn慎

，

yǐ以

miǎn免

wù误

shí食

yǒu有

dú毒

pǐn品

zhǒng种

。

When picking wild mushrooms, be cautious to avoid accidentally consuming poisonous varieties.

zhōu周

mò末

qù去

jiāo郊

wài外

cǎi采

zhāi摘

，

nǐ你

jué觉

de得

zhè这

ge个

tí提

yì议

zěn怎

me么

yàng样

？

How about the proposal of going to the countryside to pick fruits this weekend?

hái孩

zi子

men们

zài在

guǒ果

yuán园

lǐ里

cǎi采

zhāi摘

cǎo草

méi莓

。

The children are picking strawberries in the orchard.

yóu由

yú于

tiān天

qì气

è恶

liè劣

，

wǒ我

men们

bù不

dé得

bù不

qǔ取

xiāo消

le了

yuán原

dìng定

de的

yīng樱

táo桃

cǎi采

zhāi摘

huó活

dòng动

。

Due to the bad weather, we had to cancel the scheduled cherry-picking activity.

tā他

yì一

biān边

cǎi采

zhāi摘

zhe着

yuán园

zhōng中

de的

méi玫

guī瑰

，

yì一

biān边

huí回

yì忆

zhe着

tóng童

nián年

de的

měi美

hǎo好

shí时

guāng光

。

While picking roses in the garden, he reminisced about the wonderful times of his childhood.

chūn春

tiān天

lái来

le了

，

nóng农

mín民

men们

kāi开

shǐ始

cǎi采

zhāi摘

xīn新

xiān鲜

de的

chá茶

yè叶

。

Spring has arrived, and farmers begin to pick fresh tea leaves.

zhè这

jiā家

nóng农

chǎng场

yǔn允

xǔ许

yóu游

kè客

fù付

fèi费

cǎi采

zhāi摘

，

tǐ体

yàn验

tián田

yuán园

shēng生

huó活

de的

lè乐

qù趣

。

This farm allows visitors to pay for picking, experiencing the joy of rural life.

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采取cǎi qǔHSK 5
采用cǎi yòngHSK 5
采访cǎi fǎngHSK 5
开采kāi cǎiHSK 6
采纳cǎi nàHSK 6
采购cǎi gòuHSK 6
采集cǎi jíHSK 6
兴高采烈xīng gāo cǎi lièHSK 6

Words with 摘

摘要zhāi yàoHSK 6