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采用 (cǎi yòng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

采用 (cǎi yòng) is a Chinese word: to adopt. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 采用

动 dòng verb

to adopt

我们公司采用了新的管理方法。

wǒ men gōng sī cǎi yòng le xīn de guǎn lǐ fāng fǎ

Our company adopted a new management method.

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Word breakdown

采 cǎi — to select, to choose

Words with this character (11)
  • 1 采取 cǎi qǔ — adopt; take (measures/action) HSK 5
    • 采 to select; to adopt
    • 取 to take; to obtain
    Example

    政府采取了新的措施来保护环境。

    zhèng fǔ cǎi qǔ le xīn de cuò shī lái bǎo hù huán jìng

    The government adopted new measures to protect the environment.

  • 2 采访 cǎi fǎng — to interview HSK 5
    • 采 to gather, to collect (information)
    • 访 to visit, to call on
    Example

    记者采访了市长。

    jì zhě cǎi fǎng le shì zhǎng

    The journalist interviewed the mayor.

  • 3 采纳 cǎi nà — to adopt, to accept HSK 6
    • 采 to pick, to select, to gather
    • 纳 to receive, to accept, to take in
    Example

    公司采纳了他的建议。

    gōng sī cǎi nà le tā de jiàn yì

    The company adopted his suggestion.

  • 4 采购 cǎi gòu — to procure HSK 6
    • 采 to gather, to select
    • 购 to buy, to purchase
    Example

    公司需要采购新设备。

    gōng sī xū yào cǎi gòu xīn shè bèi

    The company needs to procure new equipment.

  • 5 采集 cǎi jí — to collect HSK 6
    • 采 to pick, to gather (the action of collecting)
    • 集 to assemble, to bring together (emphasizing accumulation)
    Example

    科学家在森林里采集植物样本。

    kē xué jiā zài sēn lín lǐ cǎi jí zhí wù yàng běn

    Scientists collect plant samples in the forest.

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  • 6 兴高采烈 xìng gāo cǎi liè — elated HSK 7
    • 兴 interest, excitement
    • 高 high, elevated
    • 采 spirit, demeanor
    • 烈 intense, strong
    Example

    她兴高采烈地告诉我们她找到了新工作。

    tā xìng gāo cǎi liè de gào su wǒ men tā zhǎo dào le xīn gōng zuò

    She excitedly told us that she found a new job.

  • 7 开采 kāi cǎi — to mine; to extract HSK 7
    • 开 to open up; to develop (a site)
    • 采 to extract; to mine; to gather
    Example

    政府禁止在保护区开采矿产资源。

    zhèng fǔ jìn zhǐ zài bǎo hù qū kāi cǎi kuàng chǎn zī yuán

    The government prohibits mining mineral resources in protected areas.

  • 8 无精打采 wú jīng dǎ cǎi — listless; dispirited HSK 7
    • 无 without; lacking
    • 精 spirit; vitality; energy
    • 打 rouse; stir up (in this idiom)
    • 采 spirits; vigor; lively manner
    Example

    生病后，孩子显得无精打采。

    shēng bìng hòu hái zi xiǎn de wú jīng dǎ cǎi

    After getting sick, the child appeared listless.

  • 9 采摘 cǎi zhāi — to pick HSK 7
    • 采 to gather, to collect
    • 摘 to pluck, to pick off
    Example

    我们去果园采摘苹果。

    wǒ men qù guǒ yuán cǎi zhāi píng guǒ

    We go to the orchard to pick apples.

  • 10 采矿 cǎi kuàng — mining HSK 7
    • 采 to extract, to gather
    • 矿 ore, mineral resources
    Example

    采矿对环境有很大影响。

    cǎi kuàng duì huán jìng yǒu hěn dà yǐng xiǎng

    Mining has a great impact on the environment.

  • 11 风采 fēng cǎi — elegance and demeanor HSK 7
    • 风 style, manner, bearing
    • 采 spirit, appearance, vitality
    Example

    她在舞台上展现了优雅的风采。

    tā zài wǔ tái shàng zhǎn xiàn le yōu yǎ de fēng cǎi

    She displayed elegant demeanor on stage.

用 yòng — to use, to employ

Words with this character (53)
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Structure & writing
1 采 cǎi — to pick (flowers, leaves, or fruit)
采 is a component in 4 characters
HSK 1
菜 cài vegetable; plant used as a side dish
HSK 4
彩 cǎi various colors; color
HSK 6
踩 cǎi to step on; to tread on
HSK 7
睬 cǎi to pay attention to; to take notice of

consists of

1.1 爫 zhǎo — claw/hand radical, grasping from above
爫 is a component in 8 characters
HSK 1
爱 ài to love; to have deep affection for someone or something
HSK 3
受 shòu to receive; to accept
HSK 5
采 cǎi to pick (flowers, leaves, or fruit)
HSK 6
瞬 shùn to blink; to wink
HSK 7
嚼 jiáo to chew; to masticate 奚 xī slave (in ancient times) 妥 tuǒ appropriate; suitable 觅 mì to seek, to look for
1.2 木 mù — tree; general term for woody plants
木 is a component in 126 characters
HSK 1
休 xiū to stop; to cease (something) 床 chuáng bed (furniture for sleeping) 本 běn root or stem of a plant 机 jī machine; a device or apparatus composed of many parts that can do work or serve a special function 条 tiáo a long narrow strip
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杯 bēi cup or glass for holding wine, water, tea, etc. 果 guǒ fruit; the seed-bearing part of a plant after flowering 校 xiào school 样 yàng shape; appearance; state of affairs 桌 zhuō table; desk (furniture for placing items on) 椅 yǐ chair (a seat with a backrest) 茶 chá tea plant (evergreen shrub with oblong leaves, white flowers, and hard-shelled seeds; young leaves are processed into tea leaves)
HSK 2
楼 lóu a floor/storey of a building
HSK 3
末 mò tip or end of an object 朵 duǒ measure word for flowers or clusters 李 lǐ plum tree (deciduous tree with white flowers) 束 shù to tie; to bind 板 bǎn a flat, hard piece of material (board, plank, slab)
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极 jí apex; highest point; extremity 查 chá to inspect carefully; to examine 树 shù tree; general term for woody plants 根 gēn root (organ of a higher plant that anchors it and absorbs water and nutrients; taproots and fibrous roots) 梯 tī ladder; stairs; escalator 检 jiǎn to inspect; to examine 概 gài general idea; outline 相 xiāng mutually; each other
HSK 4
困 kùn to be trapped in hardship or difficulty; unable to break free from circumstances 术 shù skill; technique; art; learning 杂 zá varied; mixed; not pure 材 cái timber; wood 村 cūn village; small residential settlement
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松 sōng pine tree (evergreen or deciduous conifer) 林 lín forest; grove of trees or bamboo 染 rǎn to dye (an object with dye) 柿 shì persimmon tree, a deciduous tree with oval leaves, yellowish-white flowers, and edible orange or red fruit 标 biāo treetop; tip of a branch 格 gé a ruled cell, box, or grid compartment 案 àn ancient wooden food tray 桥 qiáo bridge (structure built over water or in the air for passage) 桶 tǒng bucket; barrel; tub (cylindrical container made of plastic, wood, or metal, sometimes with a handle) 棒 bàng stick; club (usu. thick and short) 森 sēn abounding in trees; densely forested 棵 kē measure word for plants 植 zhí to plant, to cultivate 深 shēn deep (opposite of shallow)
HSK 5
未 wèi not yet (opposite of 已) 权 quán ancient counterweight of a steelyard 构 gòu to construct; to compose; to design 析 xī to separate; to disperse 架 jià rack, shelf, or frame used to support or hold objects
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某 mǒu a certain (person, place, thing, etc.); so-and-so 柜 guì cabinet or chest (for storing documents, clothes, etc.), usually rectangular, made of metal or wood, with a door or lid 桃 táo peach tree, a small deciduous tree with smooth twigs, oblong-lanceolate leaves, solitary pink flowers, and sweet, roughly spherical fruit covered in fine fuzz; the kernel is used medicinally 档 dàng shelving or cabinet with compartments for storing files 梨 lí pear tree, a deciduous tree or shrub with five-petaled white flowers and oval leaves 模 mó rule; norm; standard 橘 jú mandarin orange tree, an evergreen tree bearing oblate sweet-sour fruit with red-yellow peel used in medicine 橙 chéng orange tree (evergreen tree with oval leaves, juicy round fruit with red-yellow rind) 橡 xiàng deciduous oak tree (also called 栎, 麻栎, or 柞树) whose leaves feed silkworms and whose timber is used for sleepers and furniture 荣 róng lush; flourishing (of plants) 采 cǎi to pick (flowers, leaves, or fruit) 闲 xián free; unoccupied; idle (opposite of 'busy') 集 jí to gather, assemble, collect
HSK 6
呆 dāi foolish; stupid 朴 pǔ unworked timber; rough wood 杀 shā to kill; to cause the death of a person or animal 杰 jié a person of outstanding talent 枕 zhěn pillow
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枝 zhī branch (of a plant) 枪 qiāng traditional spear or lance with a sharp metal tip on a long shaft 枯 kū withered; dried out (of plants) 柔 róu soft, pliant (opposite of "刚") 柴 chái firewood; brushwood for burning 栋 dòng ridgepole or main beam of a house 栏 lán railing; barrier 株 zhū roots and trunk of a tree above ground 核 hé hard pit or stone at the center of a fruit 梁 liáng beam; horizontal load-bearing timber or structural member 梅 méi plum tree (deciduous tree with oval leaves, cold-resistant, blooming in early spring with five-petaled flowers in pink, white, or red; fruit is round, green when unripe and yellow when ripe, edible and sour) 械 xiè specialized implement or tool 棉 mián cotton plant (annual or perennial herb or shrub; cultivated varieties include upland cotton, sea-island cotton, tree cotton, etc.; cotton fibers are a key textile material; seeds can be pressed for oil; commonly called 棉花) 棋 qí board game (such as Go, chess, checkers) 棍 gùn stick; rod (made from wood, bamboo, etc.) 棕 zōng brown color (like palm fiber) 椎 zhuī vertebra, short bone forming the spine in humans and higher animals 椒 jiāo pepper plant (Sichuan pepper, black pepper, chili pepper, etc.) whose fruits or seeds have a pungent or spicy flavor 榜 bǎng posted list of names 横 héng horizontal (opposite of vertical 竖/直) 渠 qú waterway, especially an artificially dug canal or ditch
HSK 7
朱 zhū vermilion, bright red 朽 xiǔ to rot or decay (of material over time) 杆 gǎn the slender, rod-like part of an object (including hollow ones) 杖 zhàng walking stick, cane 杜 dù birchleaf pear tree (a deciduous tree with small, astringent fruit, used as main rootstock for grafting pears)
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杠 gàng thick rod or pole 杨 yáng poplar tree (deciduous tree with oval or lanceolate leaves and upright branches, including white poplar and other varieties) 枉 wǎng crooked, bent; referring to error or deviation 枚 méi a counter for small objects (similar to 个), one by one 枢 shū pivot; central or crucial part 柄 bǐng handle of an object 柏 bǎi cypress tree, an evergreen with scale-like leaves and cone fruits; hard wood used as building material 柱 zhù pillar; column (a vertical load-bearing structural member in a building, usually made of wood or stone) 柳 liǔ willow tree (deciduous tree with long, slender drooping branches and narrow leaves) 栖 qī to perch (originally of birds on trees); broadly, to dwell or stay 栽 zāi to plant; to grow (plants) 桂 guì plant name: 1. cinnamon tree (evergreen, white flowers, aromatic bark used as spice and medicine); 2. bay laurel (evergreen, oblong leaves, yellow flowers, leaves used as spice); 3. sweet osmanthus (evergreen shrub or small tree, also called 木樨, white or yellow fragrant flowers used as spice) 框 kuàng frame embedded in a wall for installing doors or windows 桑 sāng mulberry tree, a deciduous tree with oval serrated leaves used to feed silkworms, sweet purple or yellow-green fruit, and bark/leaves/fruit/roots used in medicine 桨 jiǎng oar; paddle (for rowing a boat, usually wooden, cylindrical on the upper part and flat and slightly wider on the lower part) 桩 zhuāng stake or post driven into the ground 梢 shāo the thinner end of a strip-like object 梭 suō shuttle (weaving tool on a loom that carries the weft thread through the warp, thick in the middle and pointed at both ends, typically made of hard wood; also called 梭子) 梳 shū comb (tool for tidying hair or beard, made of bamboo, wood, or plastic) 棚 péng shed or awning made of bamboo, wood, and matting to shelter from sun, wind, and rain 棱 léng edge where two surfaces of an object meet 棺 guān coffin 椭 tuǒ elliptical; oval shape formed by cutting a cylinder or cone at an angle 椰 yē coconut palm, a tall tropical evergreen tree whose fruit contains juice and edible flesh 楷 kǎi model, example, standard 榨 zhà to press or squeeze out juice from something 槐 huái pagoda tree, a deciduous tree with pinnate leaves, pale yellow flowers, and cylindrical seed pods; used as dye source, medicine, and timber 槛 kǎn threshold (low strip at the base of a door, made of wood or stone) 槽 cáo trough (rectangular container with raised sides and a sunken middle, used for feed, water, or wine; especially a feed trough for livestock) 橱 chú cabinet; cupboard (a piece of furniture with doors for storing things) 檐 yán eaves; overhanging edge of a roof 沐 mù to wash one's hair; to bathe, wash

Stroke order

2 用 yòng — to use; to employ
用 is a component in 4 characters
HSK 3
角 jiǎo horn (hard growth on an animal's head, typically long, curved, and pointed)
HSK 5
拥 yōng to embrace; to hug
HSK 7
佣 yōng to hire or be hired 庸 yōng ordinary; mediocre

用 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order