收回 (shōu huí) — to take back, withdraw, recall, or reclaim (words, statements, products, documents, money, etc.)
Definition
收回 (shōu huí) means to take back or withdraw something previously issued — words, money, products, permissions. The verb-object structure is separable: you can say 收回来 (‘take it back’) with 来 inserted between the two characters.
verb
to take backwithdrawrecallor reclaim (words, statements, products, documents, money, etc.)
Examples
- 收回。Wǒ shōu huí wǒ shuō guò de huà.I take back what I said.
- 收回。Gōng sī shōu huí le bù hé gé de chǎn pǐn.The company recalled the substandard products.
- 收回。Yín háng jué dìng shōu huí zhè bǐ dài kuǎn.The bank decided to call in this loan.
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