Chinese Word: 收 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

收HSK 4

Pinyin: shōu

English Definition: to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name)

Chinese Definition:
①接到，接受：收发。收信。收支。收讫。收益。
②藏或放置妥当：这是重要东西，要收好了。
③割断成熟的农作物：收割。收成。麦收。
④招回：收兵。收港。
⑤聚，合拢：收容。收理。收集。
⑥结束：收尾。收煞。收盘。
⑦逮捕，拘押：收捕。收监。收押。收审。
⑧约束，控制(感情或行动)：收束。收心。收伏(亦作“收服”)。
⑨支发放送种。

Antonyms: 发送支播付缴撒种

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 攵

Pictophonetic: 丩 indicates the sound; 攵 (hand) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 丩 [ jiū ] to connect, to join; vine
- 攵 [ pū ] to rap, to tap; script; to let go

Similar Characters: 収

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Example Words

收入	shōu rù	to take in; income; revenue; Classifiers: 笔	HSK 4
收到	shōu dào	to receive	HSK 4
吸收	xī shōu	to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest; to recruit	HSK 5
收费	shōu fèi	to charge a fee
税收	shuì shōu	taxation	HSK 5

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Example Sentences

1		gāi 该 wǔ qì 武器 bèi 被 mò shōu 没收 le 了。 The weapon was confiscated.
2		shí yuè 十月 shì 是 shōu huò 收获 de 的 jì jié 季节。 October is the season of harvest.
3		qiū jì 秋季 shì 是 shōu huò 收获 de 的 jì jié 季节。 Autumn is the season of harvest.
4		wǒ 我 shōu dào 收到 le 了 nǐ 你 de 的 yóu jiàn 邮件。 I received your email.
5		nǐ 你 shōu dào 收到 wǒ 我 de 的 xìn 信 le 了 ma 吗？ Did you receive my letter?

More Sentences

1		gāi 该 wǔ qì 武器 bèi 被 mò shōu 没收 le 了。 The weapon was confiscated.
2		shí yuè 十月 shì 是 shōu huò 收获 de 的 jì jié 季节。 October is the season of harvest.
3		qiū jì 秋季 shì 是 shōu huò 收获 de 的 jì jié 季节。 Autumn is the season of harvest.
4		wǒ 我 shōu dào 收到 le 了 nǐ 你 de 的 yóu jiàn 邮件。 I received your email.
5		nǐ 你 shōu dào 收到 wǒ 我 de 的 xìn 信 le 了 ma 吗？ Did you receive my letter?

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