shōu

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Definitions

  1. 1. to receive
  2. 2. to accept
  3. 3. to collect
  4. 4. to put away
  5. 5. to restrain
  6. 6. to stop
  7. 7. in care of (used on address line after name)

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Words Containing 收

吸收
xī shōu

to absorb

回收
huí shōu

to recycle

增收
zēng shōu

to increase revenue

征收
zhēng shōu

to levy (a tax)

招收
zhāo shōu

to hire

接收
jiē shōu

reception (of transmitted signal)

收入
shōu rù

to take in

收到
shōu dào

to receive

收取
shōu qǔ

to receive

收回
shōu huí

to regain

收复
shōu fù

to recover (lost territory etc)

收拾
shōu shi

to put in order

收据
shōu jù

receipt

收支
shōu zhī

cash flow

收敛
shōu liǎn

to dwindle

收留
shōu liú

to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care

收益
shōu yì

earnings

收看
shōu kàn

to watch (a TV program)

收获
shōu huò

to harvest

收缩
shōu suō

to pull back

收听
shōu tīng

to listen to (a radio broadcast)

收藏
shōu cáng

to collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmark

收视率
shōu shì lǜ

ratings (of a TV show)

收买
shōu mǎi

to purchase

收费
shōu fèi

to charge a fee

收购
shōu gòu

to purchase (from various places)

收集
shōu jí

to gather

收音机
shōu yīn jī

radio

收养
shōu yǎng

to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc)

没收
mò shōu

to confiscate

税收
shuì shōu

taxation

丰收
fēng shōu

bumper harvest

验收
yàn shōu

to inspect and accept

一分耕耘,一分收获
yī fēn gēng yún , yī fēn shōu huò

you get what you put in

一发而不可收
yī fā ér bù kě shōu

to be impossible to stop once started

一发不可收拾
yī fā bù kě shōu shi

once it gets started there's no stopping it

不可收拾
bù kě shōu shí

irremediable

不求收获
bù qiú shōu huò

not expecting any reward

代收
dài shōu

to receive sth on another's behalf

代收货款
dài shōu huò kuǎn

collect on delivery (COD)

低收入
dī shōu rù

low income

催收
cuī shōu

to urge sb to provide sth

光接收器
guāng jiē shōu qì

optical receiver

兼并与收购
jiān bìng yǔ shōu gòu

mergers and acquisitions (M&A)

兼收并蓄
jiān shōu bìng xù

incorporating diverse things (idiom)

到期收益率
dào qī shōu yì lǜ

(finance) yield to maturity (YTM)

创收
chuàng shōu

to generate revenue

可回收
kě huí shōu

recyclable

可支配收入
kě zhī pèi shōu rù

disposable income

名利双收
míng lì shuāng shōu

both fame and fortune (idiom)

吸收剂量
xī shōu jì liàng

absorbed dose

固定收入
gù dìng shōu rù

fixed income

国民收入
guó mín shōu rù

measures of national income and output

国际收支
guó jì shōu zhī

balance of payments

地租收入
dì zū shōu rù

rent income (esp. from arable land)

坐收渔利
zuò shōu yú lì

benefit from others' dispute (idiom)

报收
bào shōu

(of a stock on the stock market) to close at (a certain price)

失之东隅,收之桑榆
shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú

to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)

实收
shí shōu

net receipts

实收资本
shí shōu zī běn

paid-in capital

平均收入
píng jūn shōu rù

average income

年收入
nián shōu rù

annual income

废品收购站
fèi pǐn shōu gòu zhàn

salvage station

心脏收缩压
xīn zàng shōu suō yā

systolic blood pressure

应收
yīng shōu

(of a sum of money etc) receivable

应收账款
yīng shōu zhàng kuǎn

accounts receivable

拒收
jù shōu

to reject

采收率
cǎi shōu lǜ

recovery ratio

接收器
jiē shōu qì

receiver

接收器灵敏度
jiē shōu qì líng mǐn dù

receiver sensitivity

接收机
jiē shōu jī

receiver

收下
shōu xià

to accept

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[shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú]

收件人
shōu jiàn rén

recipient (of mail)

收件匣
shōu jiàn xiá

inbox (email)

收件箱
shōu jiàn xiāng

inbox

收假
shōu jià

(of holidays) to come to an end

收入政策
shōu rù zhèng cè

income policy

收兵
shōu bīng

to retreat

收冬
shōu dōng

harvest season

收列
shōu liè

to list

收割
shōu gē

to harvest

收割者
shōu gē zhě

reaper

收汇
shōu huì

foreign exchange collection (finance)

收受
shōu shòu

to receive

收口
shōu kǒu

(knitting, basket weaving etc) to cast off; to bind

收地
shōu dì

to confiscate land for redistribution (China, 1947-52)

收报
shōu bào

to receive mail

收报人
shōu bào rén

recipient (of mail or a message)

收报员
shōu bào yuán

telegraph operator

收报室
shōu bào shì

mail room

收报机
shōu bào jī

telegraph receiver

收场
shōu chǎng

the end

收妥
shōu tuǒ

(commerce) to have received (goods, money)

收存
shōu cún

to receive for storage

收存箱
shōu cún xiāng

delivery box

收官
shōu guān

final part of a go game (see 官子[guān zǐ])

收容
shōu róng

to provide a place to stay

收容人
shōu róng rén

inmate

收容所
shōu róng suǒ

temporary shelter

收容教育
shōu róng jiào yù

custody and reeducation (administrative punishment for prostitutes)

收尾
shōu wěi

to wind up

收尾音
shōu wěi yīn

the final of a Korean syllable (consonant or consonant cluster at the end of the syllable)

收山
shōu shān

(slang) (from Cantonese) to bow out after a long career

收山之作
shōu shān zhī zuò

the final work in the career of a composer, film director or architect etc

收工
shōu gōng

to stop work for the day (generally of laborers)

收市
shōu shì

to close the market (for the day)

收废站
shōu fèi zhàn

garbage collection point

收复失地
shōu fù shī dì

to recover lost territory

收心
shōu xīn

to concentrate on the task

收成
shōu chéng

harvest

收房
shōu fáng

to take as a concubine

收手
shōu shǒu

to stop

收押
shōu yā

in custody

收拾残局
shōu shi cán jú

to clear up the mess

收拢
shōu lǒng

to draw to oneself

收拢人心
shōu lǒng rén xīn

to win people's hearts

收揽
shōu lǎn

to win the support of

收支平衡点
shōu zhī píng héng diǎn

break-even point

收支相抵
shōu zhī xiāng dǐ

to break even

收效
shōu xiào

to yield results

收敛序列
shōu liǎn xù liè

convergent sequence (math.)

收敛性
shōu liǎn xìng

convergence (math.)

收敛级数
shōu liǎn jí shù

convergent series (math.)

收敛锋芒
shōu liǎn fēng máng

to draw in one's claws

收方
shōu fāng

receiving party

收旗卷伞
shōu qí juǎn sǎn

lit. to furl up flags and umbrellas (idiom)

收服
shōu fú

to subdue

收束
shōu shù

to constrict

收条
shōu tiáo

receipt

收款台
shōu kuǎn tái

checkout counter

收残缀轶
shōu cán zhuì yì

to gather and patch up sth that is badly damaged (idiom)

收生婆
shōu shēng pó

midwife

收留所
shōu liú suǒ

shelter

收发
shōu fā

to receive and send

收发室
shōu fā shì

mail room

收益帐户
shōu yì zhàng hù

income account (accountancy)

收益率
shōu yì lǜ

earnings rate

收监
shōu jiān

to imprison

收盘
shōu pán

market close

收盘价
shōu pán jià

closing price (of share, commodity etc)

收票员
shōu piào yuán

ticket collector

收礼
shōu lǐ

to accept a gift

收税
shōu shuì

to collect tax

收获节
shōu huò jié

harvest festival

收纳
shōu nà

to receive

收紧
shōu jǐn

to tighten up (restrictions etc)

收线
shōu xiàn

to reel in (a fishing line etc)

收编
shōu biān

to incorporate into one's troops

收缩压
shōu suō yā

systolic blood pressure

收缴
shōu jiǎo

to recover (illegally obtained property)

收罗
shōu luó

to gather (people)

收声
shōu shēng

(Cantonese) to stop talking

收腹
shōu fù

to draw in one's belly; to tighten the abdominal muscles

收藏家
shōu cáng jiā

a collector (e.g. of artworks)

收视
shōu shì

to watch TV

收视率
shōu shì lǜ

ratings (of a TV show)

收讯
shōu xùn

(wireless) reception

收讫
shōu qì

received in full (goods, payment)

收词
shōu cí

to collect words

收货人
shōu huò rén

consignee

收费站
shōu fèi zhàn

tollbooth

收购要约
shōu gòu yāo yuē

takeover bid

收银
shōu yín

to receive payment

收银台
shōu yín tái

checkout counter

收银机
shōu yín jī

cash register

收录
shōu lù

to include (in a collection)

收录机
shōu lù jī

radio-tape recorder

收音
shōu yīn

to receive a radio signal

早动手,早收获
zǎo dòng shǒu , zǎo shōu huò

(idiom) the sooner you set to work, the sooner you'll reap the rewards

旱涝保收
hàn lào bǎo shōu

to provide a stable crop, regardless of drought or flood

春生,夏长,秋收,冬藏
chūn shēng , xià zhǎng , qiū shōu , dōng cáng

sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)

月收入
yuè shōu rù

monthly income

杠杆收购
gàng gǎn shōu gòu

leveraged buyout (LBO)

歉收
qiàn shōu

crop failure

毛收入
máo shōu rù

gross income

净收入
jìng shōu rù

net income

泼水难收
pō shuǐ nán shōu

water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom); irreversible change

无线电接收机
wú xiàn diàn jiē shōu jī

receiver (radio)

无线电收发机
wú xiàn diàn shōu fā jī

transceiver

照单全收
zhào dān quán shōu

to accept without question

营收
yíng shōu

sales

营业收入
yíng yè shōu rù

revenue

留存收益
liú cún shōu yì

retained earnings

异频雷达收发机
yì pín léi dá shōu fā jī

transponder

尽收眼底
jìn shōu yǎn dǐ

to take in the whole scene at once; to have a panoramic view

秋收
qiū shōu

fall harvest

秋收起义
qiū shōu qǐ yì

Autumn Harvest Uprising (1927), insurrection in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces led by Mao Zedong

管理层收购
guǎn lǐ céng shōu gòu

management buyout (MBO)

签收
qiān shōu

to sign for the acceptance of sth (e.g. a delivery etc)

总收入
zǒng shōu rù

gross income

总收益
zǒng shōu yì

total profit

美不胜收
měi bù shèng shōu

nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)

联合收割机
lián hé shōu gē jī

combine (i.e. combine harvester)

草率收兵
cǎo shuài shōu bīng

to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted

草草收兵
cǎo cǎo shōu bīng

to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted

草草收场
cǎo cǎo shōu chǎng

to rush to conclude a matter

覆水难收
fù shuǐ nán shōu

spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom)

见好就收
jiàn hǎo jiù shōu

(idiom) to quit while one is ahead; to know when to stop

计时收费
jì shí shōu fèi

time charge