Chinese Conversation · Level 24
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Chinese word
拾到
Pronunciation
Pinyinshí dào
Meaning
- verbpick up
Example
他在路上拾到了一部手机。tā zài lù shàng shí dào le yí bù shǒu jī
He picked up a cell phone on the road.
More examples
小明在公园里拾到一只小狗。xiǎo míng zài gōng yuán lǐ shí dào yì zhī xiáo gǒu
Xiaoming picked up a puppy in the park.
Core concept
A lost object is noticed by chance and ends up in the finder's hands.
Common phrases
拾到一只小狗shí dào yì zhī xiáo gǒu
pick up a puppy
拾到一张地铁卡shí dào yì zhāng dì tiě kǎ
pick up a subway card
拾到一支笔shí dào yì zhī bǐ
pick up a pen
Similar words
捡到jiǎn dào: Finding a dropped item and picking it up for oneself.
捡起jián qǐ: Picking an item up from the ground by bending down or reaching for it.
找到zhǎo dào: Locating the person or thing that one has been looking for.
发现fā xiàn: Becoming aware of something previously unnoticed.
Definition in Chinese
无意中发现并拾取他人遗失的物品，含有已拿到该物的结果意味。wú yì zhōng fā xiàn bìng shí qǔ tā rén yí shī de wù pǐn hán yǒu yǐ ná dào gāi wù de jié guǒ yì wèi
Word origin
拾 (shí, "pick up") + 到 (dào, "reach") forms a verb whose second part marks the action as reaching the result of having the item in hand.
Usage tips
- English pick up covers many deliberate lifting situations, but this Chinese verb normally points to a lost item found by chance and actually taken into hand.