Chinese word dictionary

收拢

shōu lǒng · to draw to oneself; to gather up; to collect; to fold up (an umbrella, wings etc); to assemble (a party of persons)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified收拢

Traditional收攏

Pinyinshōu lǒng

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

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

拢lǒng

to collect, to bring together

How to learn 收拢

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.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

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

收听shōutīng

to listen to (a radio broadcast)