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to pick up

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

jian3qi3 jiǎnqǐ

Meaning


Primary

to pick up

Alternatives

pick up, picks up, picked up, picking up

Mnemonic


撿起 To pick up something is 撿 to pick up the thing from the ground so that you can 起 begin to carry it to where it needs to go.

Usage


小孩 撿起 一 片 葉子。

The child picked up a leaf.

她 撿起 了 地上 的 紙張。

She picked up the paper from the ground.

老人 撿起 了 一 顆 石頭。

The old man picked up a stone.