采撷 (cǎi) — (literary) to pick, pluck (flowers, leaves, fruit); (literary) to gather, collect (quotations, selections)
Definition
Literary verb meaning 'to pluck' (flowers, fruit) or 'to gather/collect' (writings, ideas). Used in writing, not everyday speech.
verb
(literary) to pickpluck (flowers, leaves, fruit)(literary) to gathercollect (quotations, selections)
Examples
- 采撷。Tā zài huā yuán lǐ cǎi le yì duǒ méi gui.She picked a rose in the garden.
- 采撷。Shī rén cóng zì rán zhōng cǎi líng gǎn.The poet gathers inspiration from nature.
- 采撷。Zhè piān wén zhāng cǎi le duō wèi xué zhě de guān diǎn.This article collects viewpoints from several scholars.
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