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Information of 收

Pinyin shōu

Radical

攵

Strokes

6 strokes

Usage

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Definition

to receive / to accept / to collect / in care of (used on address line after name)

收 shōu 1. 接到，接受: receive; accept Examples: 收发 (receive and send); 收信 (receive a letter). 2. 藏或放置妥当: store or place properly Example: 这是重要东西，要～好了 (This is an important item; it needs to be stored properly). 3. 割断成熟的农作物: harvest; reap Examples: 收割 (harvest); 麦收 (wheat harvest). 4. 招回: summon back Examples: 收兵 (recall troops); 收港 (dock). 5. 聚，合拢: gather; collect Examples: 收容 (gather in); 收集 (collect). 6. 结束: stop; conclude Examples: 收尾 (wrap up); 收煞 (end). 7. 逮捕，拘押: arrest; detain Examples: 收捕 (arrest); 收监 (detain in custody). 8. 约束，控制（感情或行动）: restrain; control (emotions or actions) Examples: 收束 (restrain); 收心 (calm down). 收 shōu 1. 收获; 收成: harvest; crop. Example: 丰收 (good harvest); 欠收 (poor harvest). 2. 收藏品: collections. Example: 燕、赵之收藏 (collections of Yan and Zhao). 3. 收入: money received; receipts; income. Example: 收支 (income and expenditure). 4. 车箱底部四面的横木，即车轸: log. 5. 夏代冠名: crown. Example: 黄色收 (yellow crown).

收取 shōu qǔ

to receive / to collect

收回 shōu huí

to regain / to retake / to take back / to withdraw / to revoke

人均收入 rén jūn shōu rù

per capita income / average per capita income

增收 zēng shōu

increment / increase income

收复 shōu fù

to recover (lost territory etc) / to recapture

收尸 shōu shī

bury the dead

收尾 shōu wěi

to wind up / to bring to an end / to finish

收录 shōu lù

to include (in a collection) / to put together (stories, poems etc) / to record / to employ / to recruit

征收 zhēng shōu

to levy (a fine) / to impose (a tariff)

收割 shōu gē

to harvest / to reap / to gather in crops

收割机 shōu gē jī

harvester / harvesting implements

吸收 xī shōu

to absorb / to assimilate / to ingest / to recruit

徵收 zhēng shōu

to levy (a fine) / to impose (a tariff)

收悉 shōu xī

received

收拾 shōu shi

to put in order / to tidy up / to pack / to repair / (coll.) to sort sb out / to fix sb

抄收 chāo shōu

Copy

拒收 jù shōu

to reject / to refuse to accept

招收 zhāo shōu

to hire / to recruit

收拢 shōu lǒng

to draw to oneself / to gather up / to collect / to fold up (an umbrella, wings etc) / to assemble (a party of persons) / to rope in (some people)

不可收拾 bù kě shōu shí

irremediable / unmanageable / out of hand / hopeless

一发而不可收拾 yī fà ér bù kě shōu shí

Unmanageable

收敛 shōu liǎn

to dwindle / to vanish / to make vanish / to exercise restraint / to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc) / to astringe / (math.) to converge

收据 shōu jù

receipt / CL:張|张[zhang1]

接收 jiē shōu

reception (of transmitted signal) / to receive / to accept / to admit / to take over (e.g. a factory) / to expropriate

收揽 shōu lǎn

to win the support of / to get over to one's side / to keep control of

收兑 shōu duì

Redemption

收入 shōu rù

to take in / income / revenue / CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]

纯收入 chún shōu rù

net income / net receipt

兼收 jiān shōu

Eclectic

收摊 shōu tān

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