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拾遗

shí yí

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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

shí yí bǔ quē

to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)

lù bù shí yí

lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)

dào bù shí yí

lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)

bǔ quē shí yí

see 拾遺補缺|拾遗补缺[shí yí bǔ quē]

Child Words of 拾遗

(bound form) to leave behind

to ascend in light steps

to pick up