Definition
搜集 (sōují) means 'to gather, to collect' with a focus on actively searching and bringing things together, often from scattered sources. It is more deliberate than 收集 (shōují), which is a neutral 'collect' (e.g., stamps, data), and implies a wider scope than 捡 (jiǎn 'pick up').
verb
to gatherto collect
Examples
- 搜集。Jǐngfāng zhèngzài sōu jí zhèngjù.The police are gathering evidence.
- 搜集。Tā huā le sān nián shíjiān sōu jí mínjiān gùshì.He spent three years collecting folk tales.
- 搜集。Wǒmen xūyào sōu jí gèng duō de shùjù lái zhīchí zhège jiélùn.We need to collect more data to support this conclusion.
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