Usage note
捡表示把掉在地上的东西拿起来。
jiǎn biǎo shì bǎ diào zài dì shàng de dōng xī ná qǐ lái。
捡 means to pick up something from the ground.
Context note
捡常用于动作、物品和日常。
jiǎn cháng yòng yú dòng zuò 、 wù pǐn hé rì cháng。
It is often used with actions, objects, and daily life.
5 examples
他捡起了书。
tā jiǎn qǐ le shū。
He picked up the book.
请捡起地上的纸。
qǐng jiǎn qǐ dì shàng de zhǐ。
Please pick up the paper on the ground.
孩子在捡石子。
hái zi zài jiǎn shí zǐ。
The child is picking up stones.
她捡到了一个钱包。
tā jiǎn dào le yí gè qián bāo。
She picked up a wallet.
别忘了捡起来。
bié wàng le jiǎn qǐ lái。
Don't forget to pick it up.
5 mini stories
老师让大家捡起地上的垃圾。
lǎo shī ràng dà jiā jiǎn qǐ dì shàng de lā jī。
The teacher asked everyone to pick up the trash on the ground.
他在路边捡到一支笔。
tā zài lù biān jiǎn dào yì zhī bǐ。
He picked up a pen by the roadside.
孩子们捡树叶。
hái zi men jiǎn shù yè。
The children pick up leaves.
她捡起掉下来的书。
tā jiǎn qǐ diào xià lái de shū。
She picked up the fallen book.
捡东西时要注意安全。
jiǎn dōng xī shí yào zhù yì ān quán。
Be careful when picking things up.
Mini dialogue
捡起橡皮
A
你的橡皮掉了。
Nǐ de xiàngpí diào le.
Your eraser fell.
B
谢谢，我马上捡起来。
Xièxie, wǒ mǎshàng jiǎn qǐlái.
Thanks, I'll pick it up right away.
捡到一支笔
A
我在桌子下面捡到一支笔。
Wǒ zài zhuōzi xiàmiàn jiǎn dào yī zhī bǐ.
I picked up a pen under the table.
B
那是我的，谢谢你帮我捡。
Nà shì wǒ de, xièxie nǐ bāng wǒ jiǎn.
That's mine, thank you for picking it up for me.
Related words and contrasts
similar
拾
shí
to pick up
More formal; often used in written Chinese.
opposite
丢
diū
to lose; to throw
Opposite of picking up; to drop or lose something.
related
捡起来
jiǎn qǐlái
pick up (something)
Phrase using 捡 with directional complement.