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回收

huí shōu · hui shou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to recycle
  2. to reclaim
  3. to retrieve
  4. to recover
  5. to recall (a defective product)
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Recycling bin

  1. Dengdeng

    这些(zhèxiē)瓶子(píngzi)不要(bùyào)扔(rēng)，可以(kěyǐ)回收(huíshōu)。

    Don't throw these bottles away. We can recycle them.

  2. Liangliang

    回收(huíshōu)以后(yǐhòu)会(huì)变成(biànchéng)什么(shénme)？

    What do they become after recycling?

  3. Dengdeng

    可能(kěnéng)变成(biànchéng)新(xīn)瓶子(píngzi)，也(yě)可能(kěnéng)变成(biànchéng)衣服(yīfu)。我(wǒ)去(qù)把(bǎ)旧(jiù)瓶子(píngzi)都(dōu)放进(fàngjìn)回收(huíshōu)箱(xiāng)。

    Maybe new bottles, maybe clothes. I will put all the old bottles into the recycling bin.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)把(bǎ)我(wǒ)的(de)水杯(shuǐbēi)也(yě)放进去(fàngjìnqù)了(le)？

    Why did you put my water cup in too?

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2 examples
01

废(fèi)纸(zhǐ)回(huí)收(shōu)是(shì)十(shí)分(fēn)重(zhòng)要(yào)的(de)。

Recycling paper is very important.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)必(bì)须(xū)开(kāi)始(shǐ)考(kǎo)虑(lǜ)回(huí)收(shōu)。

We've got to start thinking about recycling.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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