pick up; collect; ten [formal] (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
拾 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
十 shí - ten (num.) | HSK 1
Phonetically similar words
是 shì - to be (v.) | HSK 1
试 shì - to try (v.) | HSK 3
使 shǐ - to send (someone); cause (v.) | HSK 4
诗 shī - poetry; verse (n.) | HSK 5
Examples
小男孩在海滩上拾贝壳。 xiǎo nánhái zài hǎitān shàng shí bèi ké. - The little boy picked up seashells on the beach.
她在公园里拾到了一只迷路的小猫。 tā zài gōngyuán lǐ shí dào le yī zhī mílù de xiǎo māo. - She found a lost kitten in the park.
他每天早晨拾起报纸。 tā měitiān zǎochén shí qǐ bàozhǐ. - He picks up the newspaper every morning.
在散步时，他喜欢拾一些漂亮的石子。 zài sànbù shí, tā xǐhuān shí yīxiē piàoliang de shízi. - During his walks, he likes to pick up some beautiful stones.
他们在公园里拾到了一些有趣的玩具。 tāmen zài gōngyuán lǐ shí dào le yīxiē yǒuqù de wánjù. - They found some interesting toys in the park.
Phrases
收拾 shōu shi - to put in order (v.) | HSK 4