Meaning
to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather
Chinese: 采摘、采集或选取。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “cai” becomes a different word in each tone. 采 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 采取cǎi qǔto adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take
- 采用cǎi yòngto adopt; to employ; to use
- 采访cǎi fǎngto interview; to gather news; to hunt for and collect; to cover
- 采购cǎi gòuto procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase
- 采集cǎi jíto gather; to collect; to harvest
Example Sentence
周末我们去山上采蘑菇。Zhōu mò wǒ men qù shān shàng cǎi mó gu.At the weekend we went to the mountains to pick mushrooms.
周末Zhōu mòweekend我们wǒ menwe去qùto go山shānmountain上shàngon采cǎito pick蘑菇mó gumushroom。