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  1. 1. allotment to a feudal noble

Words Containing 采

采取
cǎi qǔ

to take

采用
cǎi yòng

to adopt

采矿
cǎi kuàng

mining

采纳
cǎi nà

to accept

采访
cǎi fǎng

to interview

采购
cǎi gòu

to procure (for an enterprise etc)

采集
cǎi jí

to gather

无精打采
wú jīng dǎ cǎi

dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless

兴高采烈
xìng gāo cǎi liè

happy and excited (idiom)

开采
kāi cǎi

to extract (ore or other resource from a mine)

风采
fēng cǎi

svelte

剥采比
bō cǎi bǐ

stripping-to-ore ratio

可采
kě cǎi

(mining) recoverable

可采性
kě cǎi xìng

(mining) workability (of deposits of coal, ore etc)

喝采
hè cǎi

to acclaim

回采
huí cǎi

stoping (excavating ore using stepped terraces)

尼采
ní cǎi

Friedrich Nietzsche (1846-1900), German philosopher

应采儿
yīng cǎi ér

Cherrie Ying Choi-Yi (1983-), actress

采伐
cǎi fá

to fell

采光
cǎi guāng

to get natural light (e.g. through a window)

采出
cǎi chū

to extract

采制
cǎi zhì

collect and process

采取措施
cǎi qǔ cuò shī

to adopt measures

采取行动
cǎi qǔ xíng dòng

to take action

采场
cǎi chǎng

slope

采掘
cǎi jué

to excavate

采摘
cǎi zhāi

to pluck

采择
cǎi zé

to choose and use

采收率
cǎi shōu lǜ

recovery ratio

采景
cǎi jǐng

to choose a location

采暖
cǎi nuǎn

heating

采果
cǎi guǒ

fruit picking

采棉机
cǎi mián jī

cotton picker

采样
cǎi yàng

sampling

采样率
cǎi yàng lǜ

sampling rate

采油
cǎi yóu

oil extraction

采煤
cǎi méi

coal mining

采煤工作面
cǎi méi gōng zuò miàn

(mining) coalface

采珠
cǎi zhū

to dive for pearls

采珠人
cǎi zhū rén

The Pearl Fishers, 1863 opera by Georges Bizet 比才[bì cái]

采石场
cǎi shí chǎng

stone pit

采砂场
cǎi shā chǎng

sandpit

采矿业
cǎi kuàng yè

mining

采种
cǎi zhǒng

seed collecting

采脂
cǎi zhī

tree tapping

采花
cǎi huā

to pick flowers

采花大盗
cǎi huā dà dào

lit. flower thief

采花贼
cǎi huā zéi

lit. flower thief

采兰赠芍
cǎi lán zèng sháo

lit. pick orchids and present peonies (idiom); fig. presents between lovers

采行
cǎi xíng

to adopt (a system, policy, strategy etc)

采访记者
cǎi fǎng jì zhě

investigative reporter

采证
cǎi zhèng

to collect evidence

采买
cǎi mǎi

to do one's shopping

采购员
cǎi gòu yuán

buyer

采购商
cǎi gòu shāng

buyer

采办
cǎi bàn

to buy on a considerable scale

采邑
cài yì

fief

采录
cǎi lù

collect and record

采风
cǎi fēng

to collect local cultural material (recording folk songs, taking photos etc)

采食
cǎi shí

to forage

文采
wén cǎi

literary talent

杨采妮
yáng cǎi nī

Charlie Young (1974-), Hong Kong actress and singer

没精打采
méi jīng dǎ cǎi

listless

现场采访
xiàn chǎng cǎi fǎng

on-the-spot interview

盗采
dào cǎi

to mine (or harvest, log, trap animals etc) illegally

神采
shén cǎi

expression

神采奕奕
shén cǎi yì yì

in glowing spirits (idiom); bursting with life

神采飞扬
shén cǎi fēi yáng

in high spirits (idiom); glowing with health and vigor

采矿场
cǎi kuàng chǎng

mining area

采声
cǎi shēng

applause; cheering

兴高采烈
xīng gāo cǎi liè

happy and excited (idiom); in high spirits