收拾 (shōu shi) — to tidy up, to put in order, to pack; (colloquial) to fix, to deal with someone (by scolding or punishing)
Definition
收拾 is a colloquial verb covering two ideas: tidying/packing a space, or 'sorting someone out' (scolding/punishing). For just arranging a room, 整理 is more neutral; 修理 is for fixing broken things, not tidying.
verb
to tidy upto put in orderto pack(colloquial) to fixto deal with someone (by scolding or punishing)
Examples
- 收拾。Wǒ bǎ fáng jiān shōu shi gān jìng le.I cleaned up the room.
- 收拾。Tā zhèng zài shōu shi dōng xī zhǔn bèi chū mén.She is packing her things to go out.
- 收拾。Mā ma shuō tā huí lái zài shōu shi tā.Mom said she will deal with him when she comes back.
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