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shōu · shou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to receive
  2. to accept
  3. to collect
  4. to put away
  5. to restrain
  6. to stop
  7. in care of (used on address line after name)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

为(wèi)什(shén)么(me)这(zhè)个(ge)月(yuè)房(fáng)东(dōng)还(hái)不(bù)来(lái)收(shōu)房(fáng)租(zū)?

Why hasn't the landlord come to collect rent this month?

Tatoeba: Chinese by YanLi · English by francaisr0wlet · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)把(bǎ)床(chuáng)单(dān)收(shōu)起(qǐ)来(lái),我(wǒ)整(zhěng)理(lǐ)一(yí)下(xià)床(chuáng)。

You put away the sheets, and I'll make the bed.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by tsp_2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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