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捡

jiǎn · jian

Traditional 撿

HSK 6Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to pick up; to collect; to gather
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Picking up coins

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)在(zài)地上(dìshang)捡(jiǎn)什么(shénme)？

    Liangliang, what are you picking up from the ground?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)捡到(jiǎndào)了(le)一枚(yīméi)硬币(yìngbì)。

    I found a coin.

  3. Dengdeng

    才(cái)一块(yīkuài)钱(qián)，你(nǐ)也(yě)捡(jiǎn)吗(ma)？

    Only one yuan. You pick that up too?

  4. Liangliang

    一块(yīkuài)钱(qián)也是(yěshì)钱(qián)，我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)捡(jiǎn)了(le)十个(shígè)了(le)。

    One yuan is still money. I have already picked up ten.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)也(yě)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)捡(jiǎn)，我们(wǒmen)用(yòng)它们(tāmen)买(mǎi)冰棍(bīnggùn)吧(ba)！

    Then I will help you pick them up. Let's buy ice lollies!

  6. Liangliang

    这些(zhèxiē)不是(bùshì)钱(qián)，是(shì)游戏币(yóuxìbì)。

    These are not money. They are arcade tokens.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)弯(wān)低(dī)身(shēn)子(zi)，把(bǎ)钱(qián)币(bì)捡(jiǎn)了(le)起(qǐ)来(lái)。

She bent down and picked up the coin.

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02

他(tā)在(zài)公(gōng)园(yuán)里(lǐ)捡(jiǎn)到(dào)一(yí)个(gè)钱(qián)包(bāo)，交(jiāo)给(gěi)了(le)警(jǐng)察(chá)。

He picked up a wallet in the park and handed it to the police.

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