Chinese word dictionary

收拾

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

Practice word

Word information

Simplified收拾

Traditional收拾

Pinyinshōushi

Part of speech动

HSK 3.04

HSK 2.04

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

拾shí

to collect, to pick up, to tidy up; ten (bankers' anti-fraud numeral)

How to learn 收拾

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]

收听shōutīng

to listen to (a radio broadcast)

回收huíshōu

to recycle; to reclaim; to retrieve; to recover; to recall (a defective product)