What does 集 (jí | ji2) mean in Chinese?

The Chinese word

他收集了一些訊息。
ta1 shou1 ji2 liao3 yi1 xie1 xun4 xi1.
He collected bits of information.

他试图把注意力集中在信上。
ta1 shi4 tu2 ba3 zhu4 yi4 li4 ji2 zhong1 zai4 xin4 shang4.
He tried to concentrate on the letter.

你们应该收集进一步的信息。
ni3 men2 ying1 gai1 shou1 ji2 jin4 yi1 bu4 de xin4 xi1.
You must gather further information.

這本書是莎士比亞的作品全集。
zhe4 ben3 shu1 shi4 sha1 shi4 bi3 ya4 de zuo4 pin3 quan2 ji2.
This book contains the complete works of Shakespeare.

我還沒有收集到足夠的材料來寫一本書。
wo3 huan2 mei2 you3 shou1 ji2 dao4 zu2 gou4 de cai2 liao4 lai2 xie3 yi1 ben3 shu1.
I have not yet collected sufficient materials to write a book.

我沒有集郵，但是卻收藏了一堆日本的明信片，我想我可以用這來做藉口，邀請他來我家。
wo3 mei2 you3 ji2 you2, dan4 shi4 que4 shou1 cang2 liao3 yi1 dui1 ri4 ben3 de ming2 xin4 pian4, wo3 xiang3 wo3 ke3 yi3 yong4 zhe4 lai2 zuo4 jie4 kou3, yao1 qing3 ta1 lai2 wo3 jia1.
I don't have a stamp collection, but I have a Japanese postcard collection that I could use as an excuse to invite him.

一個胡同連接另一個，四合院和其他四合院形成一個街區，而街區跟其他街區匯集成一個城市。
yi1 ge4 hu2 tong2 lian2 jie1 ling4 yi1 ge4, si4 he2 yuan4 he2 qi2 ta1 si4 he2 yuan4 xing2 cheng2 yi1 ge4 jie1 qu1, er2 jie1 qu1 gen1 qi2 ta1 jie1 qu1 hui4 ji2 cheng2 yi1 ge4 cheng2 shi4.
One hutong connects with another, siheyuans connect with other siheyuans to form a block, and blocks join with other blocks to form the whole city.

一件传统式样的旗袍是完全手工制作的，也需要劳动密集的裁缝业技术，为了增加而显示每种独一无二的女性体态。
yi1 jian4 chuan2 tong3 shi4 yang4 de qi2 pao2 shi4 wan2 quan2 shou3 gong1 zhi4 zuo4 de, ye3 xu1 yao4 lao2 dong4 mi4 ji2 de cai2 feng2 ye4 ji4 shu4, wei2 liao3 zeng1 jia1 er2 xian3 shi4 mei3 zhong3 du2 yi1 wu2 er4 de nv3 xing4 ti3 tai4.
A qipao in the traditional style is made entirely by hand and requires labour-intensive manual tailoring techniques to enhance and exhibit every unique female form.

親愛的，快，快。有個名為Tatoeba的網站正在拍賣它的句子收藏一句每一分錢！他們甚至有個優惠像是買一百句送一句！ "啊太好了！現在人們收集句子當作嗜好？！這是什麼世界來著！".
qin1 ai4 de, kuai4, kuai4.you3 ge4 ming2 wei2 Tatoeba de wang3 zhan4 zheng4 zai4 pai1 mai4 ta1 de ju4 zi3 shou1 cang2 yi1 ju4 mei3 yi1 fen1 qian2!ta1 men2 shen4 zhi4 you3 ge4 you1 hui4 xiang4 shi4 mai3 yi1 bai3 ju4 song4 yi1 ju4!" a1 tai4 hao3 liao3!xian4 zai4 ren2 men2 shou1 ji2 ju4 zi3 dang1 zuo4 shi4 hao3 ?!zhe4 shi4 shen2 me shi4 jie4 lai2 zhuo2 ！"
Honey, quick, quick. There's this website called Tatoeba that's auctioning its sentence collection for a cent each! They've even got special offers like buy 100 sentences and get 1 free! "Ah great! now people collect sentences as a hobby?! What's the world coming to!".

這是個由不分老少、貧富、民主黨、共和黨；黑人、白人、拉丁裔、亞裔、美洲原住民；同性戀、異性戀人；肢障與四體健全者，大家共同訴說的答案。美國民眾向全世界發出訊息，我們絕非一盤散沙，也不是由紅州、藍州拼湊而成的集合體。
zhe4 shi4 ge4 you2 bu4 fen1 lao3 shao3 、 pin2 fu4 、 min2 zhu3 dang3 、 gong4 he2 dang3 ； hei1 ren2 、 bai2 ren2 、 la1 ding1 yi4 、 ya4 yi4 、 mei3 zhou1 yuan2 zhu4 min2 ； tong2 xing4 lian4 、 yi4 xing4 lian4 ren2 ； zhi1 zhang4 yu3 si4 ti3 jian4 quan2 zhe3, da4 jia1 gong4 tong2 su4 shuo1 de da2 an4.mei3 guo2 min2 zhong4 xiang4 quan2 shi4 jie4 fa1 chu1 xun4 xi1, wo3 men2 jue2 fei1 yi1 pan2 san4 sha1, ye3 bu4 shi4 you2 hong2 zhou1 、 lan2 zhou1 pin1 cou4 er2 cheng2 de ji2 he2 ti3.
It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled. Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states. We are, and always will be, the United States of America.

	The Chinese word
	集
	is pronounced
	jí \| ji2
	means
	to gather, to collect, collected works

	Examples:
	他收集了一些訊息。 ta1 shou1 ji2 liao3 yi1 xie1 xun4 xi1. He collected bits of information.
	他试图把注意力集中在信上。 ta1 shi4 tu2 ba3 zhu4 yi4 li4 ji2 zhong1 zai4 xin4 shang4. He tried to concentrate on the letter.
	你们应该收集进一步的信息。 ni3 men2 ying1 gai1 shou1 ji2 jin4 yi1 bu4 de xin4 xi1. You must gather further information.
	這本書是莎士比亞的作品全集。 zhe4 ben3 shu1 shi4 sha1 shi4 bi3 ya4 de zuo4 pin3 quan2 ji2. This book contains the complete works of Shakespeare.
	我還沒有收集到足夠的材料來寫一本書。 wo3 huan2 mei2 you3 shou1 ji2 dao4 zu2 gou4 de cai2 liao4 lai2 xie3 yi1 ben3 shu1. I have not yet collected sufficient materials to write a book.
	我沒有集郵，但是卻收藏了一堆日本的明信片，我想我可以用這來做藉口，邀請他來我家。 wo3 mei2 you3 ji2 you2, dan4 shi4 que4 shou1 cang2 liao3 yi1 dui1 ri4 ben3 de ming2 xin4 pian4, wo3 xiang3 wo3 ke3 yi3 yong4 zhe4 lai2 zuo4 jie4 kou3, yao1 qing3 ta1 lai2 wo3 jia1. I don't have a stamp collection, but I have a Japanese postcard collection that I could use as an excuse to invite him.
	一個胡同連接另一個，四合院和其他四合院形成一個街區，而街區跟其他街區匯集成一個城市。 yi1 ge4 hu2 tong2 lian2 jie1 ling4 yi1 ge4, si4 he2 yuan4 he2 qi2 ta1 si4 he2 yuan4 xing2 cheng2 yi1 ge4 jie1 qu1, er2 jie1 qu1 gen1 qi2 ta1 jie1 qu1 hui4 ji2 cheng2 yi1 ge4 cheng2 shi4. One hutong connects with another, siheyuans connect with other siheyuans to form a block, and blocks join with other blocks to form the whole city.
	一件传统式样的旗袍是完全手工制作的，也需要劳动密集的裁缝业技术，为了增加而显示每种独一无二的女性体态。 yi1 jian4 chuan2 tong3 shi4 yang4 de qi2 pao2 shi4 wan2 quan2 shou3 gong1 zhi4 zuo4 de, ye3 xu1 yao4 lao2 dong4 mi4 ji2 de cai2 feng2 ye4 ji4 shu4, wei2 liao3 zeng1 jia1 er2 xian3 shi4 mei3 zhong3 du2 yi1 wu2 er4 de nv3 xing4 ti3 tai4. A qipao in the traditional style is made entirely by hand and requires labour-intensive manual tailoring techniques to enhance and exhibit every unique female form.
	親愛的，快，快。有個名為Tatoeba的網站正在拍賣它的句子收藏一句每一分錢！他們甚至有個優惠像是買一百句送一句！ "啊太好了！現在人們收集句子當作嗜好？！這是什麼世界來著！". qin1 ai4 de, kuai4, kuai4.you3 ge4 ming2 wei2 Tatoeba de wang3 zhan4 zheng4 zai4 pai1 mai4 ta1 de ju4 zi3 shou1 cang2 yi1 ju4 mei3 yi1 fen1 qian2!ta1 men2 shen4 zhi4 you3 ge4 you1 hui4 xiang4 shi4 mai3 yi1 bai3 ju4 song4 yi1 ju4!" a1 tai4 hao3 liao3!xian4 zai4 ren2 men2 shou1 ji2 ju4 zi3 dang1 zuo4 shi4 hao3 ?!zhe4 shi4 shen2 me shi4 jie4 lai2 zhuo2 ！" Honey, quick, quick. There's this website called Tatoeba that's auctioning its sentence collection for a cent each! They've even got special offers like buy 100 sentences and get 1 free! "Ah great! now people collect sentences as a hobby?! What's the world coming to!".
	這是個由不分老少、貧富、民主黨、共和黨；黑人、白人、拉丁裔、亞裔、美洲原住民；同性戀、異性戀人；肢障與四體健全者，大家共同訴說的答案。美國民眾向全世界發出訊息，我們絕非一盤散沙，也不是由紅州、藍州拼湊而成的集合體。 zhe4 shi4 ge4 you2 bu4 fen1 lao3 shao3 、 pin2 fu4 、 min2 zhu3 dang3 、 gong4 he2 dang3 ； hei1 ren2 、 bai2 ren2 、 la1 ding1 yi4 、 ya4 yi4 、 mei3 zhou1 yuan2 zhu4 min2 ； tong2 xing4 lian4 、 yi4 xing4 lian4 ren2 ； zhi1 zhang4 yu3 si4 ti3 jian4 quan2 zhe3, da4 jia1 gong4 tong2 su4 shuo1 de da2 an4.mei3 guo2 min2 zhong4 xiang4 quan2 shi4 jie4 fa1 chu1 xun4 xi1, wo3 men2 jue2 fei1 yi1 pan2 san4 sha1, ye3 bu4 shi4 you2 hong2 zhou1 、 lan2 zhou1 pin1 cou4 er2 cheng2 de ji2 he2 ti3. It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled. Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states. We are, and always will be, the United States of America.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org