- 捡起 jiǎnqǐ pick upto lift something from the ground or a surface by using one's hand.
- 捡拾 jiǎnshí pick upto pick up; to gather
- 捡到篮里就是菜 jiǎndàolánlǐjiùshìcài unselectiveall is grist that comes to the mill; to accept anything without being picky
- 捡尸 jiǎnshī picking up drunks(slang) to target an intoxicated person for sexual assault
- 捡漏 jiǎnlòu nitpickto find fault or nitpick (dialectal usage)
- 捡骨 jiǎngǔ bone-gatheringa custom in Fujian and Taiwan where the bones of a deceased relative are exhumed and placed in an urn for permanent storage at a different location
- 捡了芝麻丢了西瓜 jiǎnlezhīmadiūlexīguā penny-wiseto let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles
- 捡到 jiǎndào find by picking upto discover or find something after picking it up from the ground or a surface.
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH