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jiǎn

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Radical
Strokes10
HSK 5
Trad.
Definitions
v
  • to pick up; to collect; to gather
Examples

捡柴

jiǎn chái

To gather firewood.

捡了芝麻,丢了西瓜(比喻因小失大)。

jiǎn le zhī ma, diū le xī guā (bǐ yù yīn xiǎo shī dà)

Picked up sesame seeds but lost a watermelon (metaphor: penny wise, pound foolish).

Strokes: 10HSK 5Frequency #8134Verified
捡 (jiǎn) — to pick up; to collect; to gather - ISCBJ Dictionary