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Summary: Learn how to write "to pick up herbs" in Chinese characters for the poem "Seeking the Hermit But No Meeting" with expert Chinese language tips in this free online Chinese characters video clip.
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Esther-Xiaohua Liu Esther-Xiaohua Liu is currently a graduate student and teaching assistant with a major in Chinese Literature and Languages at The University of Massachusetts,... read more
This phrase is: tai yao qu. "Tai yao" means "to pick up herbs." Qu. "Qu" means "go for something." So here, tai yao qu. We can also say "qu tai yao." Qu tai yao. See, qu is a verb. "Qu tai yao" means, "go to pick up herbs," or "go for picking herbs up." So, qu tai yao. Here in the poem, we say, "tai yao qu," means "gone for herb picking up."