回收

huí shōu · hui shou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to recycle
  2. to reclaim
  3. to retrieve
  4. to recover
  5. to recall (a defective product)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

废(fèi)纸(zhǐ)回(huí)收(shōu)是(shì)十(shí)分(fēn)重(zhòng)要(yào)的(de)。

Recycling paper is very important.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)必(bì)须(xū)开(kāi)始(shǐ)考(kǎo)虑(lǜ)回(huí)收(shōu)。

We've got to start thinking about recycling.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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