捡

jiǎn

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Common

Definitions

1. to pick up
2. to collect
3. to gather

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 扔 rēng 扔 rēng to throw 扔掉，丢弃: to throw

Register variants

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• 拾取 shí qǔ 拾取 shí qǔ to pick up “捡”多用于口语，“拾取”更正式: to pick up

Synonyms

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• 拾 shí 拾 shí to pick up 两者都表示捡起东西，但“拾”更书面化: to pick up

Usage notes

Collocations

“捡”常与“起来”搭配，表示拾起的动作，如“捡起来”。

Common mistakes

注意“捡”和“拣”的区别：“拣”是挑选的意思，如“拣选”；“捡”是拾取。

Example Sentences

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他在地上 捡 到一枚硬币。

He picked up a coin on the ground.

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Words Containing 捡

• 捡了芝麻丢了西瓜 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 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 捡尸 jiǎn shī: (slang) to target an intoxicated person for sexual assault
• 捡拾 捡拾 jiǎn shí: to pick up
• 捡骨 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