摘 (zaak6 | zhai1) : pick; select; scold

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摘

zaak6

zhai1

[1] pick; pluck; take off
[2] select; extract; choose
[3] scold; reprimand; rebuke

Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

摘

This word has been viewed 5377 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th May 2011 14:18

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摘要 zaak6 jiu3 zhai1 yao4 = summary; abstract

指摘 zi2 zaak6 = censure

摘抄 zaak6 caau1 zhai1 chao2 = to extract; to excerpt

摘記 zaak6 gei3 zhai1 ji4 = to take notes; to excerpt

摘引 zaak6 jan5 zhai1 yin3 = to quote

摘由 zaak6 jau4 zhai1 you2 = high points (of a document); resume

摘譯 zaak6 jik6 zhai1 yi4 = translate selected passages

摘錄 zaak6 luk6 zhai1 lu4 = to extract (from speeches, books); to excerpt

採摘 coi2 zaak6 cai3 zhai1 = pick; pluck

摘借 zaak6 ze3 zhai1 jie4 = borrow money when in urgent need

Showing 1 example containing 摘

你想食水果就要摘佢啦粵
If you want to have some fruit you need to pick it [from the tree].
[Lit. you want eat fruit then pick it [particle]]

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Decimal representation of this word: 摘
Unicode code for this character: U+6458 (off-site link)

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