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收

shōu · shou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to receive
  2. to accept
  3. to collect
  4. to put away
  5. to restrain
  6. to stop
  7. in care of (used on address line after name)
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In a conversation

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Three parcels

  1. Dengdeng

    你的(nǐde)快递(kuàidì)到(dào)了(le)，我(wǒ)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)收(shōu)了(le)。

    Your parcel is here. I took it for you.

  2. Liangliang

    谢谢(xièxie)！一共(yīgòng)几个(jǐge)？

    Thanks! How many are there?

  3. Dengdeng

    三个(sāngè)，我(wǒ)都(dōu)收(shōu)好(hǎo)了(le)。

    Three. I put them all away.

  4. Liangliang

    三个(sāngè)？我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)买(mǎi)了(le)一个(yīgè)。

    Three? I only bought one.

  5. Dengdeng

    看(kàn)这个(zhège)名字(míngzi)，是(shì)你(nǐ)妈妈(māma)寄(jì)的(de)。

    Look at the name. It is from your mom.

  6. Liangliang

    原来(yuánlái)她(tā)把(bǎ)水果(shuǐguǒ)也(yě)寄(jì)来(lái)了(le)，收下(shōuxià)吧(ba)！

    So she sent fruit too. I will take it!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

为(wèi)什(shén)么(me)这(zhè)个(ge)月(yuè)房(fáng)东(dōng)还(hái)不(bù)来(lái)收(shōu)房(fáng)租(zū)？

Why hasn't the landlord come to collect rent this month?

Tatoeba: Chinese by YanLi · English by francaisr0wlet · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)把(bǎ)床(chuáng)单(dān)收(shōu)起(qǐ)来(lái)，我(wǒ)整(zhěng)理(lǐ)一(yí)下(xià)床(chuáng)。

You put away the sheets, and I'll make the bed.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by tsp_2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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