How to say “pick up” in Chinese
pick up (from the ground)
“Pick up” in Chinese is 拾, shí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
拾 is read shí. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 合 “join”. On its own it's read shí; in 收拾 it takes the neutral tone.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “拾”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 拾. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 周末我要收拾房间。zhōumòwǒyàoshōushifángjiānI need to tidy my room this weekend.
- 我把房间收拾好了wǒbǎfángjiānshōushihǎoleI've tidied my room.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Carry, take out, stuff in”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “pick up” in Chinese?
“Pick up” in Chinese is 拾, pinyin shí.
What does 拾 mean?
拾 (shí) means “pick up (from the ground)”.
How do you write 拾?
拾 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 拾?
拾 is read shí. Tones: shí — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“pick up” in the lesson “Carry, take out, stuff in”
This word is from the topic “Hands and objects” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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