撿 (gim2) — pick up; collect; gather -- alternative char: 揀 in Cantonese
gimˊ²撿简 捡
Mandarin Pinyin: jian3
Meaning of 撿
nounpick up; collect; gather -- alternative char: 揀
Example Sentences with 撿
zaiˍ₆喺douˍ₆度gimˊ²撿sapˍ₆拾laat˗₃垃pei4.圾。
Picking up trash here.
keoiˏ₅佢zaiˍ₆喺douˍ₆度gimˊ²撿sapˍ₆拾syuˍ₆樹jip6.葉。
He's picking up leaves.
ngoˏ₅我bongˉ¹幫keoiˏ₅佢gimˊ²撿sap6.拾。
I'll help him pick it up.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以gimˊ²撿sap6.拾。
You can pick things up here.
keoiˏ₅佢zeiˊ²仔sai˗₃細gimˊ²撿sap6.拾。
He picked it up carefully.
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