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拾遗
拾遺
shíyí
1. to pick up lost property
2. to expropriate other's property
3. finders' keepers

Character Breakdown

拾
shí
to collect, to pick up, to tidy up; ten (bankers' anti-fraud numeral)
HSK 4 9 丶
遗
yí
to lose; a lost article
HSK 5 12 丶

Compound Words (5)

拾遗补缺
shíyíbǔquē
to correct
补缺拾遗
bǔquēshíyí
to compensate for shortage and leakage
补阙拾遗
bǔquēshíyí
to compensate for shortage and leakage
路不拾遗
lùbùshíyí
lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom); fig. honesty prevails throughout society
道不拾遗
dàobùshíyí
lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom); fig. honesty prevails throughout society

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