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zhāi · zhai

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Meaning

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  1. to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc)
  2. to select; to pick out
  3. to borrow money at a time of urgent need
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Picking grapes

  1. Liangliang

    这里(zhèlǐ)的(de)葡萄(pútao)可以(kěyǐ)摘(zhāi)吗(ma)？

    Can we pick the grapes here?

  2. Dengdeng

    可以(kěyǐ)，摘完(zhāiwán)要(yào)称一称(chēngyīchēng)。

    Yes, but you have to weigh them after picking.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)摘(zhāi)了(le)十斤(shíjīn)！

    I picked ten jin!

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)要(yào)付(fù)很多(hěnduō)钱(qián)。

    Then you have to pay a lot.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)请(qǐng)你(nǐ)吃(chī)一半(yībàn)吧(ba)。

    Then I'll treat you to half.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

进(jìn)教(jiào)室(shì)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)请(qǐng)把(bǎ)帽(mào)子(zi)摘(zhāi)了(le)。

Take off your hat when you enter a classroom.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ydcok · English by Ignoto · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)给(gěi)我(wǒ)摘(zhāi)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)苹(píng)果(guǒ)。

She picked me an apple.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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