to receive (v.)
HSK 4
Traditional
收 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
瘦 shòu - thin (adj.) | HSK 3
首 shǒu - first (occasion, thing etc.) (clf.) | HSK 5
Examples
我在超市收拾了一些食物。 wǒ zài chāoshì shōushíle yīxiē shíwù. - I bought some food at the supermarket.
他在邮局收到了一封信。 tā zài yóujú shōudàole yīfēng xìn. - He received a letter at the post office.
公司每个月收一次租金。 gōngsī měi gè yuè shōu yīcì zūjīn. - The company collects rent once a month.
我在银行收了一些钱。 wǒ zài yínháng shōule yīxiē qián. - I received some money at the bank.
这家店不收信用卡。 zhè jiā diàn bù shōu xìnyòngkǎ. - This shop doesn't accept credit cards.
Phrases
收入 shōu rù - income (n.) | HSK 4
收拾 shōu shi - to put in order (v.) | HSK 4
收获 shōu huò - gather in the crops; harvest; reap (v.) | HSK 5
收据 shōu jù - receipt; acquittance (n.) | HSK 5
吸收 xī shōu - absorb; soak up; assimilate (v.) | HSK 5
丰收 fēng shōu - bumper harvest (v.) | HSK 6
回收 huí shōu - retrieve; recover; reclaim (v.) | HSK 6
收藏 shōu cáng - collect; store up (v.) | HSK 6
收缩 shōu suō - contract; shrink; concentrate one's forces (v.) | HSK 6
收益 shōu yì - income; proceeds; earnings (n.) | HSK 6
收音机 shōu yīn jī - radio (set) (n.) | HSK 6
验收 yàn shōu - check before acceptance (v.) | HSK 6
招收 zhāo shōu - recruit; take in (v.) | HSK 6
征收 zhēng shōu - levy; collect; impose (v.) | HSK 6