Meaning of 采
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
cǎi
- to pick
- to pluck
- to collect
- to select
- to choose
- to gather
cǎi
- color
- complexion
- looks
- variant of 彩[cai3]
- variant of 採|采[cai3]
cài
- used in 采邑[cai4 yi4] and 采地[cai4 di4]
采 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他们根据情报采取行动。
They acted on the information.
必须采取一些行动了！
Something must be done!
接下来该采取什么行动就交给你了。
I leave it in your hands what course of action to take.
我认为采用他的计划对我们比较好。
I think it's better for us to adopt his plan.
他们认为当时是采取行动的最好时机。
They decided it was a perfect time to make the move.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
采 cǎi · to pick · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 采.
| 采取 | cǎiqǔ | to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take |
| 采用 | cǎiyòng | to adopt; to employ |
| 采访 | cǎifǎng | to interview; to gather news |
| 采购 | cǎigòu | to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase |
| 采纳 | cǎinà | to accept; to adopt |
| 采集 | cǎijí | to gather; to collect |
| 开采 | kāicǎi | to extract (ore or other resource from a mine); to exploit |
| 采矿 | cǎikuàng | mining |
| 风采 | fēngcǎi | svelte; elegant manner |
| 无精打采 | wújīng-dǎcǎi | dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless; in low spirits |
| 兴高采烈 | xìnggāo-cǎiliè | happy and excited (idiom); in high spirits |
| 采取行动 | cǎiqǔxíngdòng | to take action; to adopt policies |
Questions about 采
What does 采 mean?
采 (cǎi) means "to pick; to pluck" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 采?
采 is made of 1 character: 采 (8 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 采 an HSK word?
Yes. 采 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 采 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 采 is written 採.