to take or pick something up casually or without much thought

To pick flowers and trample the grass; refers to a man seeking extramarital affairs, frequenting brothels, or seducing women.

to offer incense at a temple or burn joss sticks to worship gods or ancestors

To choose only the easy tasks and avoid those that are difficult or demanding; to be work-shy

to understand a Zen teaching or a subtle point without words; to have a tacit understanding or mutual connection

(literary) to pick up a bow and fit an arrow to it, ready to shoot

to be jealous or envious, especially in the context of romantic relationships; to act in a jealous manner

to be accomplished with no effort at all; literally, to stretch out one's hand and pick it up

(idiom) to womanize or dally with women; literally "to provoke the grass and pluck the flowers"

to take a commission or a percentage of the winnings in a gambling game

to fondle; to play with or toy with something

a short moment; in a flash; in the twinkling of an eye

To estimate the weight of something by holding or lifting it with one's hand

to be overly calculating in small matters or petty details; to haggle over every ounce

to take up a pen or brush; to start writing

to be jealous or envious in a romantic context; often used in the phrase [[拈酸吃醋|拈酸吃醋|nian1 suan1 chi1 cu4]]

To choose a piece of paper or other object at random from a group in order to decide something; also called [[抓阄|抓鬮|zhua1 jiu1]]

To draw lots in order to make a choice or decide a matter by chance.

a thief who steals items from others without leaving a trace; a shoplifter

(variant form) to stick together; adhering; clinging; also used figuratively to mean hesitant or indecisive