Definition
收回 is a verb-complement compound (收 'take in' + 回 'back') meaning to take something back — your words, an order, money, or a product. You can use it directly, or with the 把 construction: 把东西收回来. It often appears in formal or written Chinese for withdrawing statements, recalling items, or reclaiming property.
r.v.
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。Gōngsī shōu huí le bù hé gé de chǎnpǐn.The company recalled the substandard products.
- 收回。Yínháng juédìng shōu huí zhè bǐ dàikuǎn.The bank decided to call in this loan.
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