Definition
回收 means to recycle (waste materials) or to recall (defective products). For recycling, 回收 focuses on collecting and taking back materials, while 再生 (zài shēng) emphasizes reprocessing them into new products. It can also mean to recover lost data or files.
verb
to recycleto reclaim (waste materials for reuse)to recall (defective products)to recover (lost data/files)
Easily confused
- 回首huí shǒusound-alike(formal) to turn one's head (literal)
Examples
- 回收。Zhè zhǒng sùliào píng kěyǐ huí shōu lìyòng.This kind of plastic bottle can be recycled and reused.
- 回收。Gōngsī zhǔdòng huí shōu le suǒyǒu wèntí chǎnpǐn.The company voluntarily recalled all defective products.
- 回收。Gōngchéngshī cóng yìngpán zhōng huí shōu le zhòngyào wénjiàn.The engineer recovered important files from the hard drive.
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