Usage of the character 采

to pick
to pluck
to collect
to select
to choose
to gather

cǎi

采

[采]

color
complexion
looks
variant of 彩 (cǎi)
variant of 採／采 (cǎi)

cài

采

[采]

allotment to a feudal noble

wéncǎi

文采

[文采]

literary talent
literary grace
rich and bright colors

cǎichū

采出

[採出]

to extract
to mine

kāicǎi

开采

[開採]

to extract (ore or other resource from a mine)
to exploit
to mine

càiyì

采邑

[採邑]

fief

cǎichǎng

采场

[採場]

slope

cǎikuàng

采矿

[採礦]

mining

cǎizhī

采脂

[採脂]

tree tapping

cǎinà

采纳

[採納]

to accept
to adopt

cǎishēng

采声

[采聲]

applause; cheering

cǎiyòng

采用

[採用]

to adopt
to employ
to use

hècǎi

喝采

[喝采]

to acclaim
to cheer

cǎigòu

采购

[採購]

to procure (for an enterprise etc)
to purchase

cǎijué

采掘

[採掘]

to excavate
to extract (ore)

cǎinuǎn

采暖

[採暖]

heating

cǎizhū

采珠

[採珠]

to dive for pearls

cǎi'ěr

采耳

[採耳]

to remove earwax with an ear pick

cǎibàn

采办

[採辦]

to buy on a considerable scale
to purchase
to procure
to stock up

cǎilù

采录

[採錄]

collect and record

fēngcǎi

丰采

[丰采]

variant of 風采／风采 (fēngcǎi)

cǎiyóu

采油

[採油]

oil extraction
oil recovery

cǎizhāi

采摘

[採摘]

to pluck
to pick

huícǎi

回采

[回採]

stoping (excavating ore using stepped terraces)
to extract ore
extraction
to pull back

cǎijí

采集

[採集]

to gather
to collect
to harvest

cǎifēng

采风

[採風]

to collect local cultural material (recording folk songs, taking photos etc)

jícǎi

集采

[集採]

centralized procurement (abbr. for 集中採購／集中采购 (jízhōngcǎigòu))

Nícǎi

尼采

[尼採]

Friedrich Nietzsche (1846-1900), German philosopher

duōcǎi

多采

[多采]

variant of 多彩 (duōcǎi)

cǎijǐng

采景

[採景]

to choose a location
to frame a shot (for filming, photography etc)

cǎifǎng

采访

[採訪]

to interview
to gather news
to hunt for and collect
to cover

cǎixíng

采行

[採行]

to adopt (a system, policy, strategy etc)

shéncǎi

神采

[神采]

expression
spirit
vigor

cǎiguāng

采光

[採光]

to get natural light (e.g. through a window)

dàocǎi

盗采

[盜採]

to mine (or harvest, log, trap animals etc) illegally
illegal mining (or logging etc)

cǎiguǒ

采果

[採果]

fruit picking

cǎifá

采伐

[採伐]

to fell
to cut

cǎizhǒng

采种

[採種]

seed collecting

kěcǎi

可采

[可採]

(mining) recoverable
workable

cǎizé

采择

[採擇]

to choose and use
to adopt (a decision)

fēngcǎi

风采

[風采]

svelte
elegant manner
graceful bearing

cǎiméi

采煤

[採煤]

coal mining
coal extraction
coal cutting

cǎihuā

采花

[採花]

to pick flowers
to enter houses at night in order to rape women

cǎizhì

采制

[採製]

to gather and process (herbs etc)
(of a reporter) to gather material and put together (a recorded news item)

cǎizhèng

采证

[採證]

to collect evidence

cǎiyàng

采样

[採樣]

sampling

cǎimǎi

采买

[採買]

to purchase; to buy
to do one's shopping
purchasing agent; buyer

dàocǎi

倒采

[倒采]

variant of 倒彩 (dàocǎi)

cǎishí

采食

[採食]

to forage
to gather for eating
to pick and eat

cǎiqǔ

采取

[採取]

to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)
to take

Cǎizhūrén

采珠人

[採珠人]

The Pearl Fishers, 1863 opera by Georges Bizet 比才 ( Bìcái)

cǎigòushāng

采购商

[採購商]

buyer

cǎikuàngyè

采矿业

[採礦業]

mining

cǎimiánjī

采棉机

[採棉機]

cotton picker

cǎishōulü

采收率

[採收率]

recovery ratio

cǎihuāzéi

采花贼

[採花賊]

lit. flower thief
fig. rapist

cǎikuàngchǎng

采矿场

[采礦場]

mining area

cǎishíchǎng

采石场

[採石場]

stone pit
quarry

Yīng Cǎi'ér

应采儿

[應採兒]

Cherrie Ying Choi-Yi (1983-), actress

cǎigòuyuán

采购员

[採購員]

buyer
purchasing agent

cǎiyànglü

采样率

[採樣率]

sampling rate

cǎishāchǎng

采砂场

[採砂場]

sandpit
sand quarry

kěcǎixìng

可采性

[可采性]

(law) admissibility (of evidence in court)

kěcǎixìng

可采性

[可採性]

(mining) workability (of deposits of coal, ore etc)

Yáng Cǎinī

杨采妮

[楊采妮]

Charlie Young (1974-), Hong Kong actress and singer

bōcǎibǐ

剥采比

[剝採比]

stripping-to-ore ratio
stripping ratio

wújīngdǎcǎi

无精打采

[無精打采]

dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless
in low spirits
washed out

xiànchǎngcǎifǎng

现场采访

[現場採訪]

on-the-spot interview

cǎihuādàdào

采花大盗

[採花大盜]

lit. flower thief
fig. rapist

shéncǎiyìyì

神采奕奕

[神采奕奕]

in glowing spirits (idiom); bursting with life
radiating health and vigor

cǎiqǔxíngdòng

采取行动

[採取行動]

to take action
to adopt policies
to move on some issue

cǎiqǔcuòshī

采取措施

[採取措施]

to adopt measures
to take steps

cǎifǎngjìzhě

采访记者

[採訪記者]

investigative reporter

shéncǎifēiyáng

神采飞扬

[神采飛揚]

in high spirits (idiom); glowing with health and vigor

xìnggāocǎiliè

兴高采烈

[興高采烈]

happy and excited (idiom)
in high spirits
in great delight

méijīngdǎcǎi

没精打采

[沒精打采]

listless
dispirited
washed out
also written 沒精打彩／没精打彩 (méijīngdǎcǎi)

cǎilánzèngsháo

采兰赠芍

[採蘭贈芍]

lit. pick orchids and present peonies (idiom); fig. presents between lovers

cǎiméigōngzuòmiàn

采煤工作面

[採煤工作面]

(mining) coalface