採青〔采-〕 coi² ceng¹ {cǎi qīng}

"plucking the greens", during the lion dance to celebrate Chinese New Year or the opening of new shops, auspicious green vegetable such as a lettuce (due to it sounding similar to "making money") is normally hung on a pole for the lion to eat

採取〔采-〕 coi² ceoi² {cǎi qǔ}

(verb) Implement

採擷〔采撷〕 coi² git³ {cǎi xié}

(verb) to pick;to gather; to select

採擷〔采撷〕 coi² kit³ {cǎi xié}

verb; pick; gather; take selections

採辦〔采办〕 coi² baan⁶ {cǎi bàn}

1. to buy on a considerable scale
2. to purchase
3. to procure
4. to stock up

採取〔采-〕 coi² ceoi² {cǎi qǔ}

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

採出〔采-〕 coi² ceot¹ {cǎi chū}

1. to extract
2. to mine

採場〔采场〕 coi² coeng⁴ {cǎi chǎng}

slope

採花〔采-〕 coi² faa¹ {cǎi huā}

1. to pick flowers
2. to enter houses at night in order to rape women

採伐〔采-〕 coi² fat⁶ {cǎi fá}

1. to fell
2. to cut

採訪〔采访〕 coi² fong² {cǎi fǎng}

1. to interview
2. to gather news
3. to hunt for and collect
4. to cover

採風〔采风〕 coi² fung¹ {cǎi fēng}

collect folk songs

採景〔采-〕 coi² ging² {cǎi jǐng}

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

採掘〔采-〕 coi² gwat⁶ {cǎi jué}

1. to excavate
2. to extract (ore)

採果〔采-〕 coi² gwo² {cǎi guǒ}

fruit picking

採光〔采-〕 coi² gwong¹ {cǎi guāng}

1. lighting
2. day lighting

採邑〔采-〕 coi² jap¹ {cǎi yì}

1. fief
2. benefice

採油〔采-〕 coi² jau⁴ {cǎi yóu}

1. oil extraction
2. oil recovery

採樣〔采样〕 coi² joeng⁶ {cǎi yàng}

sampling

採用〔采-〕 coi² jung⁶ {cǎi yòng}

1. to adopt
2. to employ
3. to use

採購〔采购〕 coi² kau³ {cǎi gòu}

1. to procure (for an enterprise etc)
2. to purchase

採礦〔采矿〕 coi² kwong³ {cǎi kuàng}

mining

採錄〔采录〕 coi² luk⁶ {cǎi lù}

collect and record

採買〔采买〕 coi² maai⁵ {cǎi mǎi}

1. purchase
2. buy

採煤〔采-〕 coi² mui⁴ {cǎi méi}

1. coal mining
2. coal extraction
3. coal cutting

採納〔采纳〕 coi² naap⁶ {cǎi nà}

1. to accept
2. to adopt

採暖〔采-〕 coi² nyun⁵ {cǎi nuǎn}

heating

採食〔采-〕 coi² sik⁶ {cǎi shí}

1. to forage
2. to gather for eating
3. to pick and eat

採摘〔采-〕 coi² zaak⁶ {cǎi zhāi}

1. to pluck
2. to pick

採擇〔采择〕 coi² zaak⁶ {cǎi zé}

1. to choose and use
2. to adopt (a decision)

採集〔采-〕 coi² zaap⁶ {cǎi jí}

1. to gather
2. to collect
3. to harvest

採制〔采-〕 coi² zai³ {cǎi zhì}

collect and process

採脂〔采-〕 coi² zi¹ {cǎi zhī}

tree tapping

採證〔采证〕 coi² zing³ {cǎi zhèng}

to collect evidence

採種〔采种〕 coi² zung³ {cǎi zhǒng}

seed collecting

採珠〔采-〕 coi² zyu¹ {cǎi zhū}

to dive for pearls

採花賊〔采-贼〕 coi² faa¹ caak⁶ {cǎi huā zéi}

1. lit. flower thief
2. fig. rapist

採樣率〔采样-〕 coi² joeng⁶ leot² {cǎi yàng lǜ}

sampling rate

採購員〔采购员〕 coi² kau³ jyun⁴ {cǎi gòu yuán}

1. buyer
2. purchasing agent

採購商〔采购-〕 coi² kau³ soeng¹ {cǎi gòu shāng}

buyer

採礦業〔采矿业〕 coi² kwong³ jip⁶ {cǎi kuàng yè}

mining

採棉機〔采-机〕 coi² min⁴ gei¹ {cǎi mián jī}

cotton picker

採砂場〔采-场〕 coi² saa¹ coeng⁴ {cǎi shā chǎng}

1. sandpit
2. sand quarry

採收率〔采--〕 coi² sau¹ leot² {cǎi shōu lǜ}

recovery ratio

採石場〔采-场〕 coi² sek⁶ coeng⁴ {cǎi shí chǎng}

1. stone pit
2. quarry

採珠人〔采--〕 coi² zyu¹ jan⁴ {cǎi zhū rén}

the Pearl Fishers, 1863 opera by Georges Bizet 比才

採取措施〔采---〕 coi² ceoi² cou³ si¹ {cǎi qǔ cuò shī}

1. to adopt measures
2. to take steps

採取行動〔采--动〕 coi² ceoi² hang⁴ dung⁶ {cǎi qǔ xíng dòng}

1. to take action
2. to adopt policies
3. to move on some issue

採花大盜〔采--盗〕 coi² faa¹ daai⁶ dou⁶ {cǎi huā dà dào}

1. lit. flower thief
2. fig. rapist

採訪記者〔采访记-〕 coi² fong² gei³ ze² {cǎi fǎng jì zhě}

investigative reporter

採蘭贈芍〔采兰赠-〕 coi² laan⁴ zang⁶ zoek³ {cǎi lán zèng sháo}

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