捡 jiǎn

to pick up

HSK 5 #2753

DEFINITIONS

  • to pick up
  • to pick up
  • to collect
  • to gather

STROKES

WORDS

捡拾 jiǎn shí to pick up; to gather
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜 jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
捡到篮里就是菜 jiǎn dào lán lǐ jiù shì cài all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)
捡尸 jiǎn shī (slang) to target an intoxicated person for sexual assault
捡骨 jiǎn gǔ bone-gathering, a custom of Fujian and Taiwan in which a son recovers the bones of his deceased father from the grave and places them in an urn for permanent storage at a different location
捡起 jiǎn qǐ to pick up
捡回来 jiǎn huí lái pick back up; recover; retrieve
捡起来 jiǎn qǐ lái to pick up; to lift something that has fallen or is lying on the ground
捡来 jiǎn lái to pick up; to gather (from somewhere)
捡了个 jiǎn le gè picked up; found and took advantage of; gained a small benefit or advantage
捡漏 jiǎn lòu to pick up bargains; to benefit from others' losses; to take advantage of a situation to gain something for oneself
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