萃 (cuì): collect, collection, dense
萃 (cuì) is a Chinese character meaning “collect.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 卒 (phonetic). It ranks #3128 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 萃 grass. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 蒸 (zhēng, to steam), 草 (cǎo, grass), 花 (huā, flower).
Definitions
- collect
- collection
- dense
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出类拔萃phrase | chū lèi bá cuì | to excel the common (idiom) |
| 荟萃 | huì cuì | (of distinguished people or exquisite objects) to gather |
| 集萃verb | jí cuì | treasury |
| 萃取verb | cuì qǔ | (chemistry) liquid-liquid extraction (aka solvent extraction) |
| 冷萃noun | lěng cuì | to cold brew |
| 冷萃咖啡 | lěng cuì kā fēi | cold brew coffee |
| 拔萃verb | bá cuì | to distinguish oneself |
| 蕉萃 | qiáo cuì | variant of 憔悴 |
萃 appears in 8 compound words: 13 as the first character, 75 as the last, and 13 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 萃 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
我们创作《再走绛州》,正是萃取山西民歌的精髓内核,让经典乡音再度出圈、走进千家万户。
wǒ men chuàng zuò zài zǒu 绛 zhōu , zhèng shì cuì qǔ shān xī mín gē de jīng suǐ nèi hé , ràng jīng diǎn xiāng yīn zài dù chū quān , zǒu jìn qiān jiā wàn hù .
In creating *Back to Jiangzhou*, we aimed to distill the essence of Shanxi folk songs, allowing these classic local melodies to break out of their niche and reach households across the country.
当然,对有全自动咖啡机的我来说,做冰美式很方便,冷萃也可以提前做好,第二天能直接喝。
dāng rán , duì yǒu quán zì dòng kā fēi jī de wǒ lái shuō , zuò bīng měi shì hěn fāng biàn , lěng cuì yě kě yǐ tí qián zuò hǎo , dì èr tiān néng zhí jiē hē .
Of course, since I have a fully automatic coffee machine, it’s really convenient to make iced Americanos, and I can also prepare cold brew ahead of time so I can drink it right away the next day.
其中,手冲茗茶系列采用手工编织铜网配合高流速萃取,以呈现原叶茶层次。
qí zhōng , shǒu chōng 茗 chá xì liè cǎi yòng shǒu gōng biān zhī tóng wǎng pèi hé gāo liú sù cuì qǔ , yǐ chéng xiàn yuán yè chá céng cì .
In particular, the hand-brewed tea series uses a hand-woven copper mesh combined with high-flow extraction to bring out the complexity of the whole-leaf tea.
就像咖啡店里会有拿铁、澳白、冷萃一样,面包行业也在经历从基础款到细分款的演变。
jiù xiàng kā fēi diàn lǐ huì yǒu ná tiě , ào bái , lěng cuì yī yàng , miàn bāo xíng yè yě zài jīng lì cóng jī chǔ kuǎn dào xì fēn kuǎn de yǎn biàn .
Just as coffee shops offer lattes, Australian white coffees, and cold brews, the bakery industry is also undergoing a shift from basic offerings to more specialized varieties.
同时,它的核心成分是褐藻酵萃,对于减少纹路,紧致抗皱都有不错的效果。
tóng shí , tā de hé xīn chéng fēn shì hè zǎo jiào cuì , duì yú jiǎn shǎo wén lù , jǐn zhì kàng zhòu dōu yǒu bù cuò de xiào guǒ .
At the same time, its key ingredient is brown algae extract, which is effective at reducing fine lines, firming the skin, and preventing wrinkles.
Character Family
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