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采集 (cǎi jí): to collect, to gather

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 6verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: to collect, to gather
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 6

Full definitions

to gather
to collect
to harvest

Chinese explanation

把分散的东西集中起来，常用于收集植物、矿物、标本、信息或数据等。强调从不同地方有目的地收取并汇集到一起。

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Character breakdown

HSK 7

to pick

HSK 5

to gather

Example sentences

The farmers are gathering ripe vegetables in the field.

Scientists collected many plant samples in the forest.

In spring, people like to go up the mountain to gather wild flowers.

For research, he collected water samples from different places.

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