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捡jiǎn
  1. to pick up; to collect; to gather

    trad. 撿

Also written 撿【jiǎn】

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捡漏jiǎn lòu

to repair a leaky roof; (dialect) to find fault; to nitpick; (slang) to score a bargain (esp. when the seller is unaware of the item's true value); (slang) to take advantage of an unexpected opportunity

捡尸jiǎn shī

(slang) to target an intoxicated person for sexual assault

捡拾jiǎn shí

to pick up; to gather

捡骨jiǎn gǔ

bone-gathering, a custom of Fujian and Taiwan in which a son recovers the bones of his deceased father from the grave and places them in an urn for permanent storage at a different location

捡到篮里就是菜jiǎn dào lán lǐ jiù shì cài

all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)

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捡to pick up; to collect; to gather10 strokes · Frequency #4274

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