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摘
zhāi
Description
“摘”是一个动词，最常见的意思是用手把东西取下来，比如摘花、摘水果或者摘眼镜。
"摘" is a verb, most commonly meaning to take something off by hand, such as picking flowers, picking fruit, or taking off glasses.
它也可以表示从文章里选取一部分内容，比如“摘录”。
It can also mean selecting a part of content from an article, like in "摘录" (excerpt).
Meanings
摘zhāi
to pick or pluck (fruit, flowers)
她在花园里摘了几朵花。
She picked a few flowers in the garden.
摘zhāi
to take off (glasses, hat)
进屋以后他摘下了帽子。
He took off his hat after entering the house.
摘zhāi
to select or extract (from text)
请把重点内容摘出来。
Please extract the key points.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
摘 implies removing something attached, unlike 拿 (take) or 采 (gather/harvest).
- Etymology
hand radical 扌 signals a manual action.
In videos
“如果拼错了很不好摘的”
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