Chinese word dictionary

采摘

cǎizhāi · to pluck; to pick

Practice word

Word information

Simplified采摘

Traditional採摘

Pinyincǎizhāi

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

采cǎi

to collect, to gather; to pick, to pluck

摘zhāi

to pick, to pluck, to select, to take

How to learn 采摘

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.

采访cǎifǎng

to interview; to gather news; to hunt for and collect; to cover

采取cǎiqǔ

to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take

采用cǎiyòng

to adopt; to employ; to use

摘zhāi

to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc); to select; to pick out; to borrow money at a time of urgent need

采购cǎigòu

to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase

采集cǎijí

to gather; to collect; to harvest