Definition
捡 (jiǎn) is the everyday verb for 'to pick up' something from the ground or a surface, like trash or a dropped item. It's more casual than 拾 (shí, literary) and doesn't carry the 'choose/sort' nuance of 拣 (jiǎn). When used as 'to collect/gather', it's less deliberate than 收集 (shōují) or 搜集 (sōují).
verb
to pick upto collectto gather
Easily confused
- 脸liǎnlook-alikeface
- 见jiànsound-aliketo see; to meet
- 险xiǎnlook-alike(adjective) dangerous, perilous
- 件jiànsound-alike(classifier) for items of clothing, objects, and matters
- 验yànlook-aliketo examine; to test; to check
- 间jiānsound-alike(classifier) for rooms, offices, and other enclosed spaces
- 剑jiànlook-alikedouble-edged sword
- 建jiànsound-aliketo build, to establish, to construct
- 剪jiǎnsound-aliketo cut with scissors; to trim
- 尖jiānsound-alike(adjective) sharp, pointed; shrill, tapering; shrill, piercing; acute, keen
Examples
- 捡。Tā zài lùbiān jiǎn dào yí bù shǒujī.He picked up a cell phone on the roadside.
- 捡。Wǒmen yìqǐ qù gōngyuán jiǎn lājī ba.Let's go to the park together to pick up trash.
- 捡。Qǐng bǎ dìshàng de zhǐ jiǎn qǐlái.Please pick up the paper from the floor.
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