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

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Example sentences

他在海灘上撿了一些貝殼。
他在海滩上捡了一些贝壳。
He picked up some shells on the beach.
我在花園裡撿到了一片漂亮的楓葉。
I picked up a beautiful maple leaf in the garden.
奶奶彎下腰撿起那枚硬幣。
Grandma bent down to pick up that coin.
退潮後,孩子們在灘上撿貝殼。
After the tide went out, the children picked up shells on the beach.
學生把撿到的錢包上交給老師。
The student handed the wallet they had found over to the teacher.

Usage Notes

Refers to picking something up from the ground.

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