收

shōu

A1 Level 3 ★ Core word
Verb

收 (shōu) is a Chinese word meaning “to receive”. It sits at TOCFL Level 3 (CEFR A1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  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)

Stroke order

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Example

我收到了你的禮物,謝謝你。

I received your gift; thank you.

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).