拾遗

shí yí

Definitions

1. to pocket a lost article
2. (fig.) to correct others' errors
3. to remedy omissions (in a text etc)

Words Containing 拾遗

• 拾遗补缺 shí yí bǔ quē: to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)
• 补缺拾遗 bǔ quē shí yí: see 拾遺補缺|拾遗补缺[shí yí bǔ quē]
• 路不拾遗 lù bù shí yí: lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)
• 道不拾遗 dào bù shí yí: lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)

Child Words of 拾遗

• 拾 shè: to ascend in light steps
• 拾 shí: to pick up
• 遗 yí: (bound form) to leave behind