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採風

简采风 · 繁採風

Mandarin · pinyin cǎi fēng

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

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採: cǎi · gather, collect; pick, select
風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
采: cǎi · collect, gather; pick, pluck
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere

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3–1 · cai3 feng1

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coi2 fung1

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verb

(alt-of, alternative, intransitive, verb-object) alternative form of 采風 /采风 (cǎifēng, “to collect folk songs”)
(intransitive, verb-object) to understand popular customs

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