Chinese word dictionary

拾芥

shí jiè · to pick up cress; fig. sth easy to do; a piece of cake

Practice word

Word information

Simplified拾芥

Traditional拾芥

Pinyinshí jiè

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

拾shí

to collect, to pick up, to tidy up; ten (bankers' anti-fraud numeral)

芥jiè

mustard, broccoli

How to learn 拾芥

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

收拾shōushi

to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb

拾得shí dé

to find; to pick up; to collect

拾级shè jí

to go up or down stairs step by step

重拾chóng shí

to pick up (a theme etc); to regain (confidence); to revive (a custom, friendship etc)

拾取shí qǔ

to pick up; to collect

拾获shí huò

to find; to pick up; to obtain