收 | Chinese meaning

收【shōu】

HSK 2

to receive
to accept
to collect
to put away
to restrain
to stop
in care of (used on address line after name)

Generated definitions (experimental)

to receive

This word is used when someone receives an object or information.

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He received a letter from his grandmother.

to accept

This word is used when someone accepts a gift, invitation, or idea.

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She happily accepted the gift he gave her.

to collect

This word is used when someone collects items or gathers things together.

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We need to collect more information to complete this project.

to put away

This word is used when someone stores something in a specific place.

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Put away the toys and place them back in the toy box.

to restrain

This word is used when someone restrains or controls their emotions or actions.

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He barely restrained his tears.

to stop

This word is used when someone stops a particular action or activity.

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The police arrived, and they immediately stopped arguing.

in care of (used on address line after name)

This word is used in an address to indicate that the mail should be delivered to the specified person, who is not the addressee.

：(Incareof:ZhangSan)

Generated collocations (experimental)

to receive mailto collect paymentto receive goodsto tidy upto take backto collect (items or data)to include (in a collection)to harvestviewership ratingsto wrap upto gain (benefits or results)to conclude (an event)to take in (someone in need)