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7 results for *捡*

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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)

捡了芝麻丢了西瓜jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā

to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)

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