采 meaning and pronunciation

采

Simplified character

採

Traditional character

采 English definition

cǎi

to pick
to pluck
to collect
to select
to choose
to gather

HSK levels

HSK 5
HSK 6

Characters with the same pronunciation

彩 : (bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; lottery prize;
睬 : to pay attention; to take notice of; to care for;
踩 : to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike);

Words containing 采, by HSK level

HSK 5 vocabulary list
- 采访 (cǎi fǎng) : to interview; to gather news; to hunt for and collect; to cover
- 采取 (cǎi qǔ) : to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take
HSK 6 vocabulary list
- 采购 (cǎi gòu) : to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase
- 采集 (cǎi jí) : to gather; to collect; to harvest
- 采纳 (cǎi nà) : to accept; to adopt (ideas)
- 开采 (kāi cǎi) : to extract (ore or other resource from a mine); to exploit; to mine
- 无精打采 (wú jīng dǎ cǎi) : dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless; in low spirits; washed out
- 兴高采烈 (xīng gāo cǎi liè) : happy and excited (idiom); in high spirits; in great delight