Hanzi

收

to receive/to accept/to collect/to put away/to restrain/to stop/in care of (used on address line after name)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

shōu

Bopomofo

ㄕㄡ

Jyutping

sau1

Example sentences

收 shōu
請把衣服收好。
请把衣服收好。

Please put the clothes away properly.

便 biàn
他一收到消息便離開了。
他一收到消息便离开了。

He left as soon as he received the news.

收到 shōudào
我收到了一封來自朋友的信。
我收到了一封来自朋友的信。

I received a letter from a friend.

邀請 / 邀请 yāoqǐng
我收到了一個聚會的邀請。
我收到了一个聚会的邀请。

I received an invitation to a gathering.

收拾 shōushí
他正在收拾行李，準備明天出發。
他正在收拾行李，准备明天出发。

He is packing his luggage, preparing to depart tomorrow.

勤快 qínkuài
他是一個很勤快的人，總是把家裡收拾得乾乾淨淨。
他是一个很勤快的人，总是把家里收拾得干干净净。

He is a very hardworking person, always keeping the house clean and tidy.

收藏 shōucáng
他喜歡收藏舊郵票。
他喜欢收藏旧邮票。

He likes to collect old stamps.

文物 wénwù
故宮博物院收藏了大量的古代文物。
故宫博物院收藏了大量的古代文物。

The Palace Museum houses a large collection of ancient cultural relics.

吸收 xīshōu
植物通過根部吸收養分和水分。
植物通过根部吸收养分和水分。

Plants absorb nutrients and water through their roots.

腸 / 肠 cháng
營養在腸裡被吸收。
营养在肠里被吸收。

Nutrients are absorbed in the intestines.

Example Vocabulary

收

shou1

to receive; to accept; to put away

收到

shou1'dao4

to receive; to accept

收拾

shou1'shi2

to tidy up; to pack; to punish (colloquial)

收獲

收藏

shou1'cang2

to collect; to store up

吸收

xi1'shou1

to absorb; to take in

回收

huíshōu

to recycle; to recover; to retrieve

接收

jie1'shou1

to receive; to accept

收入

shou1'ru4

income; revenue

收回

shou1'hui2

to take back; to withdraw; to recall

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