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shōu cáng · shou cang

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Meaning

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  1. to collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmark
  2. a collection
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  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)菜谱(càipǔ)不错(bùcuò)，我(wǒ)先(xiān)收藏(shōucáng)。

    This recipe is good. I will save it first.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)多少(duōshao)收藏(shōucáng)？

    How many saves do you have on your phone?

  3. Liangliang

    三千(sānqiān)多(duō)个(gè)。

    More than three thousand.

  4. Dengdeng

    三千(sānqiān)个(gè)！你(nǐ)都(dōu)做(zuò)过(guò)吗(ma)？

    Three thousand! Have you cooked them all?

  5. Liangliang

    一个(yīgè)也(yě)没(méi)做(zuò)。收藏(shōucáng)就是(jiùshì)以后(yǐhòu)再说(zàishuō)。

    Not one. Saving just means later.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，今晚(jīnwǎn)我(wǒ)先(xiān)做(zuò)一个(yīgè)吧(ba)。

    Okay, tonight I will cook one first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)看(kàn)看(kan)您(nín)的(de)邮(yóu)票(piào)收(shōu)藏(cáng)。

I would like to have a look at your collection of stamps.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)收(shōu)藏(cáng)老(lǎo)唱(chàng)片(piàn)，家(jiā)里(lǐ)已(yǐ)经(jīng)放(fàng)满(mǎn)了(le)一(yì)整(zhěng)柜(guì)。

He likes collecting old records, and a whole cabinet at home is already full of them.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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