採 (coi2) — excavate; dig for in Cantonese
coiˊ²採简 采
Mandarin Pinyin: cai3
Meaning of 採
nounexcavate; dig for
noungather; collect
nounpluck; pick
nounadopt; select
Example Sentences with 採
coiˊ²採lukˍ₆錄joengˍ₆樣banˊ²本houˊ²好naanˎ₄難
Collecting samples is difficult.
coiˊ²採lukˍ₆錄ziˉ¹資liuˊ²料zungˉ¹中
Collecting data now.
coiˊ²採lukˍ₆錄jiu˗₃要siuˊ²小samˉ¹心
Be careful when recording.
keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆哋coiˊ²採lukˍ₆錄goˉ¹歌zaiˊ²仔
They are recording songs.
coiˊ²採lukˍ₆錄zoˊ²咗houˊ²好doˉ¹多sengˉ¹聲
Recorded a lot of sounds.
Words Containing 採
採花賊coi2 faa1 caak6
rapist
採訪coi2 fong2
to cover (a story; a news item)
採訪記者coi2 fong2 gei3 ze2
investigative reporter
採掘coi2 gwat6
excavate; dig out/up; mine; exploit; quarry
採摘coi2 zaak6
pick; pluck
採集coi2 zaap6
to gather; to collect
採納coi2 naap6
to accept; to adopt
猴子採hau4 zi2 coi2
monkey picked tea | [粵]: 馬騮搣
採取coi2 ceoi2
to take; to carry out; to adopt
開採hoi1 coi2
to mine; mining; extract; exploit; tap
採取高姿態coi2 ceoi2 gou1 zi1 taai3
show magnanimity
採取措施coi2 ceoi2 cou3 si1
to adopt a measure
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