Chinese
jiǎn
Meaning: pick up; gather
Part of Speech: Verb

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Handwriting

撿
捡

Example sentences

He picked up some shells on the beach.
我在花園裡撿到了一片漂亮的楓葉。
我在花园里捡到了一片漂亮的枫叶。
I picked up a beautiful maple leaf in the garden.
奶奶彎下腰撿起那枚硬幣。
奶奶弯下腰捡起那枚硬币。
Grandma bent down to pick up that coin.
我在海邊撿到了一個漂亮的貝殼。
我在海边捡到了一个漂亮的贝壳。
I found a beautiful shell at the beach.
請把地上的紙屑撿起來。
请把地上的纸屑捡起来。
Please pick up the paper scraps on the ground.

Usage Notes

Refers to picking something up from the ground.

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