to put in order (v.)
HSK 4
Traditional
收拾 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
手势 shǒu shì - gesture; sign; signal (n.) | HSK 6
首饰 shǒu shì - head ornament (n.) | HSK 6
Examples
我正在收拾房间。 wǒ zhèngzài shōushí fángjiān. - I am tidying up the room.
她正在收拾行李。 tā zhèngzài shōushí xínglǐ. - She is packing her luggage.
我花了一整天来收拾房子。 wǒ huāle yī zhěngtiān lái shōushí fángzi. - I spent the whole day cleaning the house.
他在外面玩耍，我在家收拾。 tā zài wàimiàn wánshuǎ, wǒ zài jiā shōushí. - He is playing outside, and I am tidying up at home.
我们需要收拾一下桌子。 wǒmen xūyào shōushí yīxià zhuōzi. - We need to tidy up the table.
Characters
收 shōu - to receive | HSK 4
拾 shí - pick up; collect; ten [formal] | HSK 6