采摘

採摘

cǎizhāi

verb HSK 7-9 #26,850

Meanings

1 to pick
2 to pluck
3 to harvest (fruit, vegetables, tea leaves, etc.)

Characters

to pick; to pluck; to gather

to pick; to pluck; to take off

Examples

HSK 5

秋天，农民们忙着采摘苹果。

Qiūtiān, nóngmínmen máng zhe cǎizhāi píngguǒ.

In autumn, the farmers are busy picking apples.

HSK 7-9

孩子们在果园里采摘草莓，玩得很开心。

Háizimen zài guǒyuán lǐ cǎizhāi cǎoméi, wán de hěn kāixīn.

The children had a great time picking strawberries in the orchard.

Tips

usage

采摘 specifically refers to picking fruit, flowers, or similar items from plants by hand. For harvesting grain crops one would use 收割. 采摘 is also used in agritourism contexts (采摘园, pick-your-own farm).

Stroke Order

采 cǎi

摘 zhāi