搜集 (sōu jí): to collect

In order to write this paper on the city's old buildings, I spent three months gathering historical photographs and interview records from local residents.

By gathering witness testimony and surveillance footage along the route, the police finally pinpointed the suspect's escape route.

This journalist has spent years going deep into remote mountain areas to gather firsthand material, and the reports he writes are both authentic and moving.

Before deciding which camera to buy, he went online and gathered a lot of user reviews and comparison test videos so as not to waste money.

In order to hold this special exhibition, the museum gathered nearly a hundred cultural relics donated by private individuals from all over the country.