搜集 (sōu jí) — to gather; to collect
Definition
搜集 focuses on actively seeking and gathering scattered things (evidence, stories, data), with a sense of searching them out. 收集 is more neutral 'to collect'; 采集 is for specimens or natural resources.
verb
to gatherto collect
Examples
- 搜集。Jǐng fāng zhèng zài sōu jí zhèng jù.The police are gathering evidence.
- 搜集。Tā huā le sān nián shí jiān sōu jí mín jiān gù shi.He spent three years collecting folk tales.
- 搜集。Wǒ men xū yào sōu jí gèng duō de shù jù lái zhī chí zhè ge jié lùn.We need to collect more data to support this conclusion.
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