HSK · Level 101
45 words
Chinese word
搜集
Pronunciation
Pinyinsōu jí
Meaning
- verbcollect
Example
孩子们在搜集落叶。hái zi men zài sōu jí luò yè
The children are collecting fallen leaves.
More examples
调查员正在搜集证据以还原真相。diào chá yuán zhèng zài sōu jí zhèng jù yǐ huán yuán zhēn xiàng
The investigator is collecting evidence to uncover the truth.
Core concept
A deliberate search that brings scattered things or information into one gathered set.
Common phrases
搜集资料sōu jí zī liào
collect materials
搜集信息sōu jí xìn xī
collect information
搜集证据sōu jí zhèng jù
collect evidence
Similar words
收集shōu jí: Collect many things or facts and arrange them into a set.
搜索sōu suǒ: Examine a wide range of sources to find useful information or clues.
寻找xún zhǎo: Try to find a particular person or thing that is being sought.
收藏shōu cáng: Gather valued or interesting objects as a hobby and preserve them carefully.
Definition in Chinese
通过搜索或检查把散落的物品、资料或信息收拢到一起，侧重于主动寻找的动作。tōng guò sōu suǒ huò jiǎn chá bǎ sàn luò de wù pǐn zī liào huò xìn xī shōu lǒng dào yì qǐ cè zhòng yú zhǔ dòng xún zhǎo de dòng zuò
Word origin
搜 (sōu, "search") points to looking through things, while 集 (jí, "gather") points to making them one group; together they form the meaning of gathering what a search has found.
Usage tips
- English learners may connect this idea mainly with objects, but Chinese uses the verb naturally for a purposeful information-gathering task.