Chinese word dictionary

收之桑榆

shōu zhī sāng yú · see 失之東隅，收之桑榆|失之东隅，收之桑榆[shi1 zhi1 dong1 yu2 , shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2]

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Word information

Simplified收之桑榆

Traditional收之桑榆

Pinyinshōu zhī sāng yú

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

收shōu

to collect, to gather, to harvest

之zhī

marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to

桑sāng

mulberry tree; surname

榆yú

elm tree

How to learn 收之桑榆

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

之zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it

收shōu

to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name)

收到shōudào

to receive

收费shōufèi

to charge a fee

收入shōurù

to take in; income; revenue; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]

收拾shōushi

to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb