收 (shōu) — to receive, to accept; to collect, to gather; to put away, to tidy up
Definition
收 is a single-syllable verb covering three everyday senses: receiving something, collecting (e.g. money, items), and putting things away. For 'accept an offer or idea' use 接受; for 'tidy up a room' prefer 收拾.
verb
to receiveto acceptto collectto gatherto put awayto tidy up
Easily confused
Examples
- 。Wǒ shōu dào nǐ de xìn le.I received your letter.
- 收。Tā měi tiān xià wǔ shōu qián.He collects money every afternoon.
- 收，。Kuài shōu yī fu, yào xià yǔ le.Quickly put away the clothes; it's going to rain.
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