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收集

shōu jí · shou ji

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Meaning

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  1. to gather
  2. to collect
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The stamp box

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)盒子(hézi)里(lǐ)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What is in this box?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)收集(shōují)邮票(yóupiào)，已经(yǐjīng)收集(shōují)了(le)三百(sānbǎi)张(zhāng)。

    I'm collecting stamps. I have already collected three hundred.

  3. Liangliang

    三百(sānbǎi)张(zhāng)！你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)收集(shōují)邮票(yóupiào)？

    Three hundred! Why do you collect stamps?

  4. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)每(měi)一张(yīzhāng)都(dōu)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)小(xiǎo)故事(gùshi)。

    Because every one has a small story.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)这(zhè)张(zhāng)上面(shàngmiàn)是(shì)什么(shénme)故事(gùshi)？

    Then what is the story of this one?

  6. Dengdeng

    这张(zhèzhāng)是(shì)我(wǒ)从(cóng)你(nǐ)的(de)信(xìn)上(shàng)撕(sī)下来(xiàlai)的(de)。

    I tore this one off your letter.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)的(de)兴(xìng)趣(qù)爱(ài)好(hào)是(shì)收(shōu)集(jí)旧(jiù)邮(yóu)票(piào)。

His hobby is collecting old stamps.

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

02

我(wǒ)还(hái)没(méi)有(yǒu)收(shōu)集(jí)到(dào)足(zú)够(gòu)的(de)材(cái)料(liào)来(lái)写(xiě)一(yì)本(běn)书(shū)。

I have not yet collected sufficient materials to write a book.

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

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