All meanings
- to pick
- to pluck
- to collect
- to select
- to choose
- to gather
In context
Example sentences
我们去山上采蘑菇。
Wǒmen qù shān shàng cǎi mógu
We went to the mountains to pick mushrooms
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HSK levels
采: New to the HSK lists at HSK 7-9. See where your old level lands
New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting of the new exam is announced for 13 December 2026, for HSK 1 to 6. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.
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采 (cǎi) means "to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather" in Chinese. The new HSK exam tests it at HSK 7-9.
采 is pronounced "cǎi" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 3.
采 is an HSK 7-9 word on the new HSK exam syllabus.
Common words with 采 include 采取 (to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)), 丰采 (variant of 風采|风采[feng1 cai3]), 倒采 (variant of 倒彩[dao4 cai3]), 可采 ((mining) recoverable), 喝采 (acclaim).
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Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.