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收 shōu to receive / to accept / to collect / to put away / to restrain / to stop / in care of (used on address line after name)
Results beginning with 收
收藏 shōu cáng to collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc) / to put away for safekeeping / (Internet) to bookmark / a collection
收入 shōu rù to take in / income / revenue / CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]
收费 shōu fèi to charge a fee
收到 shōu dào to receive
收集 shōu jí to gather / to collect
收购 shōu gòu to buy / to purchase / to procure
收益 shōu yì earnings / profit
收获 shōu huò to harvest / to reap / to gain / crop / harvest / profit / gain / bonus / reward
收取 shōu qǔ to receive / to collect
收录 shōu lù to include (in a collection) / to put together (stories, poems etc) / to record / to employ / to recruit
收拾 shōu shi to put in order / to tidy up / to pack / to repair / (coll.) to sort sb out / to fix sb
收回 shōu huí to regain / to retake / to take back / to withdraw / to revoke
收看 shōu kàn to watch (a TV program)
收缩 shōu suō to pull back / to shrink / to contract / (physiology) systole
收听 shōu tīng to listen to (a radio broadcast)
收盘 shōu pán market close
收支 shōu zhī cash flow / financial balance / income and expenditure
收发 shōu fā to receive and send / to receive and transmit
收敛 shōu liǎn to dwindle / to vanish / to make vanish / to exercise restraint / to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc) / to astringe / (math.) to converge
收视 shōu shì to watch TV
收下 shōu xià to accept / to receive
收养 shōu yǎng to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc) / to adopt (a child) / adoption
收款 shōu kuǎn to receive payment / to collect money
收据 shōu jù receipt / CL:張|张[zhang1]
收场 shōu chǎng the end / an ending / to wind down / to conclude
收留 shōu liú to offer shelter / to have sb in one's care
收缴 shōu jiǎo to recover (illegally obtained property) / to seize / to capture / to force sb to hand over sth / to levy
收买 shōu mǎi to purchase / to buy / to bribe / to buy off
收受 shōu shòu to receive / to accept
收紧 shōu jǐn to tighten up (restrictions etc)
收复 shōu fù to recover (lost territory etc) / to recapture
收银 shōu yín to receive payment
收割 shōu gē to harvest / to reap / to gather in crops
收音 shōu yīn to receive a radio signal / to make an audio recording / (of an auditorium etc) to have good acoustics / (vocal training, linguistics) ending (of a word or syllable)
收容 shōu róng to provide a place to stay / to house / to accommodate / (of an institution etc) to take in / to accept
收市 shōu shì to close the market (for the day) / to close (a market, shop etc) for business
收效 shōu xiào to yield results
收尾 shōu wěi to wind up / to bring to an end / to finish
收成 shōu chéng harvest
收工 shōu gōng to stop work for the day (generally of laborers) / to knock off
收官 shōu guān final part of a go game (see 官子[guan1 zi3]) / endgame / to finish up / to come to the final stage
收纳 shōu nà to receive / to accept / to take in / to hold
收存 shōu cún to receive for storage / delivery of goods / to gather and store / to store safely / safe keeping
收房 shōu fáng to take as a concubine
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) / to rope in (some people)
收编 shōu biān to incorporate into one's troops / to weave in
收兵 shōu bīng to retreat / to withdraw troops / to recall troops / fig. to finish work / to wind up / to call it a day / used with negatives: the task is far from over
收押 shōu yā in custody / to keep sb in detention
收悉 shōu xī (literary) to receive and understand the contents of (a letter)
收税 shōu shuì to collect tax
收汇 shōu huì foreign exchange collection (finance)
收口 shōu kǒu (knitting, basket weaving etc) to cast off / to bind / (of a wound) to close up / to heal
收心 shōu xīn to concentrate on the task / to curb one's evil instincts
收礼 shōu lǐ to accept a gift / to receive presents
收罗 shōu luó to gather (people) / to collect (talent) / to come to an end
收条 shōu tiáo receipt
收监 shōu jiān to imprison / to take into custody
收讫 shōu qì received in full (goods, payment)
收报 shōu bào to receive mail / to receive a telegraph
收词 shōu cí to collect words / to harvest entries for a dictionary
收地 shōu dì to confiscate land for redistribution (China, 1947-52) / (of a government) to acquire land (with compensation)
收冬 shōu dōng harvest season / autumn
收方 shōu fāng receiving party / recipient / debit side (of balance sheet), as opposed to credit side 付方[fu4 fang1]
收伏 shōu fú variant of 收服[shou1 fu2]
收服 shōu fú to subdue / to force to capitulate / to reduce to submission / to soothe
收腹 shōu fù to draw in one's belly / to tighten the abdominal muscles
收假 shōu jià (of holidays) to come to an end / end of a vacation
收揽 shōu lǎn to win the support of / to get over to one's side / to keep control of
收列 shōu liè to list / to include
收山 shōu shān (slang) (from Cantonese) to bow out after a long career / to pack it in / (of a gangster, prostitute etc) to get out of the game / (of a business) to cease to operate
收声 shōu shēng (Cantonese) to stop talking / to shut up
收手 shōu shǒu to stop / to pull back
收束 shōu shù to constrict / to draw tight / to gather (one's thoughts) / to bring to a close / to pack (for a journey)
收妥 shōu tuǒ (commerce) to have received (goods, money)
收线 shōu xiàn to reel in (a fishing line etc) / to hang up the phone
收项 shōu xiàng receipt
收讯 shōu xùn (wireless) reception
收租 shōu zū to collect rent
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收藏夹 shōu cáng jiā favorites folder (web browser)
收音机 shōu yīn jī radio / CL:臺|台[tai2]
收益率 shōu yì lu:4 earnings rate / earnings yield (finance)
收货人 shōu huò rén consignee
收视率 shōu shì lu:4 ratings (of a TV show)
收银台 shōu yín tái checkout counter / cashier's desk
收费站 shōu fèi zhàn tollbooth
收盘价 shōu pán jià closing price (of share, commodity etc)
收藏家 shōu cáng jiā a collector (e.g. of artworks)
收件人 shōu jiàn rén recipient (of mail) / To: (email header)
收银员 shōu yín yuán cashier / checkout clerk
收件箱 shōu jiàn xiāng inbox
收容所 shōu róng suǒ temporary shelter / hospice / refuge (e.g. for animals) / detention center
收录机 shōu lù jī radio-tape recorder
收集器 shōu jí qì extraction scoop / scoop
收银机 shōu yín jī cash register / check out counter
收发室 shōu fā shì mail room / radio room (i.e. reception and transmission)
收集者 shōu jí zhě collector
收敛性 shōu liǎn xìng convergence (math.) / astringent
收款台 shōu kuǎn tái checkout counter / cashier's desk
收容点  pick-up point (peace operations)
收存股  Receiving and Storage Unit
收报机 shōu bào jī telegraph receiver
收报人 shōu bào rén recipient (of mail or a message)
收报室 shōu bào shì mail room / radio reception room
收报员 shōu bào yuán telegraph operator
收存箱 shōu cún xiāng delivery box / drop box
收废站 shōu fèi zhàn garbage collection point / trash dump
收割者 shōu gē zhě reaper
收获节 shōu huò jié harvest festival
收件匣 shōu jiàn xiá inbox (email)
收件员 shōu jiàn yuán Receiving Clerk
收集点 shōu jí diǎn pick-up point (refuse)
收垃圾 shōu lè sè garbage collection / household refuse collection
收留所 shōu liú suǒ shelter / refuge
收奶站 shōu nǎi zhàn collecting centre
收票员 shōu piào yuán ticket collector
收容人 shōu róng rén inmate
收生婆 shōu shēng pó midwife
收缩压 shōu suō yā systolic blood pressure
收尾音 shōu wěi yīn the final of a Korean syllable (consonant or consonant cluster at the end of the syllable)
收益表 shōu yì biǎo income statement
收益人 shōu yì rén beneficiary
收入差距 shōu rù chā jù income differential
收费制度 shōu fèi zhì duó charge-back
收残缀轶 shōu cán zhuì yì to gather and patch up sth that is badly damaged (idiom)
收旗卷伞 shōu qí juǎn sǎn lit. to furl up flags and umbrellas (idiom) / fig. to stop what one is doing
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]
收款凭单  receipt voucher
收容中心  collective centre
收费机制  charging mechanism
收入平滑  income smoothing
收入补助  off-setting income support
收集气味  scent trapping
收费政策  recovery policy
收入损失  loss of income
收益率差  yield spread
收发短信 shōu fā duǎn xìn to text / to receive and send SMS messages
收费服务 shōu fèi fù wù fee-for-service
收费收入 shōu fèi shōu rù fee-based income
收复失地 shōu fù shī dì to recover lost territory
收购要约 shōu gòu yāo yuē takeover bid
收获季节 shōu huò jì jié cropping season
收货小组 shōu huò xiǎo zǔ Receiving Team
收集情报 shōu jí qíng bào to gather intelligence
收集系统 shōu jí xì tǒng collecting system
收集雨水 shōu jí yǔ shuǐ water harvesting
收集证据 shōu jí zhèng jù collection of evidence
收敛锋芒 shōu liǎn fēng máng to draw in one's claws / to show some modesty
收敛级数 shōu liǎn jí shù convergent series (math.)
收敛序列 shōu liǎn xù liè convergent sequence (math.)
收拢人心 shōu lǒng rén xīn to win people's hearts
Approximate Results for 收
吸收 xī shōu to absorb / to assimilate / to ingest / to recruit
接收 jiē shōu reception (of transmitted signal) / to receive / to accept / to admit / to take over (e.g. a factory) / to expropriate
税收 shuì shōu taxation
回收 huí shōu to recycle / to reclaim / to retrieve / to recover / to recall (a defective product)
验收 yàn shōu to inspect and accept / acceptance
招收 zhāo shōu to hire / to recruit
增收 zēng shōu to increase revenue / to increase income by (x amount) / to levy (a surcharge, tax increase etc) / (of a school) to have an increased student intake
没收 mò shōu to confiscate / to seize
应收 yīng shōu (of a sum of money etc) receivable
丰收 fēng shōu to reap a bumper harvest
营收 yíng shōu sales / income / revenue
报收 bào shōu (of a stock on the stock market) to close at (a certain price)
签收 qiān shōu to sign for the acceptance of sth (e.g. a delivery etc)
拒收 jù shōu to reject / to refuse to accept
创收 chuàng shōu to generate revenue / to create extra income
秋收 qiū shōu fall harvest / to reap
实收 shí shōu net receipts / real income
征收 zhēng shōu to levy (a tax) / to expropriate
徵收 zhēng shōu levy
歉收 qiàn shōu crop failure / poor harvest
催收 cuī shōu to urge sb to provide sth / (esp.) to press (for payment of a debt) / debt collection
代收 dài shōu to receive sth on another's behalf
点收 diǎn shōu to check sth and accept it
绝收 jué shōu (agriculture) to have no harvest (due to flooding, diseases etc)
领收 lǐng shōu to accept (a favor) / to receive
魏收 Wèi Shōu Wei Shou (506-572), writer and historian of Northern dynasty Qi 北齊|北齐[Bei3 Qi2], compiler of History of Wei of the Northern dynasties 魏書|魏书[Wei4 shu1]
酌收 zhuó shōu to charge different prices according to the situation / to collect (items) as appropriate
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月收入 yuè shōu rù monthly income
年收入 nián shōu rù annual income
回收站 huí shōu zhàn recycling center / waste materials collection depot / (computing) recycle bin
总收入 zǒng shōu rù gross income
低收入 dī shōu rù low income
接收器 jiē shōu qì receiver
接收机 jiē shōu jī receiver / TV or radio receiver
净收入 jìng shōu rù net income / net profit
可回收 kě huí shōu recyclable
吸收器 xī shōu qì absorber vessel
验收表  receiving and inspection report / R & I report
没收令  warrant of seizure
被没收 bèi mò shōu forfeit
采收率 cǎi shōu lu:4 recovery ratio
毛收入 máo shōu rù gross income / gross profit
吸收库 xī shōu kù reservoir
验收股 yàn shōu gǔ Receiving and Inspection Unit
验收员 yàn shōu yuán Receiving and Inspections Clerk
油回收 yóu huí shōu oil recovery
预收费 yù shōu fèi prepayment
征收额 zhēng shōu é levy
总收益 zǒng shōu yì total profit / aggregate return
K吸收限 Kxī shōu xiàn K-absorption edge
不可收拾 bù kě shōu shí irremediable / unmanageable / out of hand / hopeless
营业收入 yíng yè shōu rù revenue
人均收入 rén jūn shōu rù per capita income
美不胜收 měi bù shèng shōu nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)
应收账款  accounts receivable
应收账款 yīng shōu zhàng kuǎn accounts receivable
国际收支 guó jì shōu zhī balance of payments
应收帐款 yīng shōu zhàng kuǎn accounts receivable
回收利用 huí shōu lì yòng recycling
国民收入 guó mín shōu rù measures of national income and output
家庭收入  family income
名利双收 míng lì shuāng shōu both fame and fortune (idiom) / both virtue and reward
实收资本 shí shōu zī běn paid-in capital / contributed capital (finance)
兼收并蓄 jiān shōu bìng xù incorporating diverse things (idiom) / eclectic / all-embracing
旱涝保收 hàn lào bǎo shōu to provide a stable crop, regardless of drought or flood / to bring a stable income
坐收渔利 zuò shōu yú lì benefit from others' dispute (idiom)
草草收兵 cǎo cǎo shōu bīng to work vaguely then retreat (idiom) / sloppy and half-hearted / half-baked
草率收兵 cǎo shuài shōu bīng to work vaguely then retreat (idiom) / sloppy and half-hearted / half-baked
覆水难收 fù shuǐ nán shōu spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom) / it's no use crying over spilt milk / what's done is done and can't be reversed / the damage is done / once divorced, there's no reuniting
鸣金收军 míng jīn shōu jūn to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom) / to order a retreat
泼水难收 pō shuǐ nán shōu water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom) / irreversible change
秋收起义 Qiū shōu qǐ yì Autumn Harvest Uprising (1927), insurrection in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces led by Mao Zedong
创收方桉  income generation programme
回收车间  (resource) recovery plant
应收捐助  outstanding contribution
没收所得  forfeiture of proceeds
中期收成  mid-crop
应收捐款  contributions receivable
溷合收入  mixed income
应收会费  outstanding contribution
将来收获  Future Harvest
创收活动  income-generating activity / income-producing activity / cash-generating activity
回收处理  recycling
接收信号  received signal
根系吸收  root uptake / radicular system absorption
告知收到  acknowledge
回收坦克  recovery tank / wrecker tank
酸气吸收  acid gas adsorption
非法收益  tainted money
刑事没收  criminal forfeiture
可收获量  usable stock / standing crop
投资收入  investment earnings
创收能力  income generation capacity
验收干事  Receiving and Inspection Officer
失去收入  loss of income
要素收入  factor income
不可收拾 bù kě - shōu shi (idiom) irremediable / unmanageable / out of hand / hopeless
不求收获 bù qiú shōu huò not expecting any reward / not asking for favors
财产收入 cái chǎn shōu rù property income
草草收场 cǎo cǎo shōu chǎng to rush to conclude a matter / to end up abruptly
成本回收 chéng běn huí shōu cost recovery
持有收益 chí yǒu shōu yì holding gains
出口收入 chū kǒu shōu rù export revenue
大气吸收 dài qì xī shōu atmospheric absorption
代收货款 dài shōu huò kuǎn collect on delivery (COD)
氮吸收汇 dàn xī shōu huì nitrogen sink / nitrogen oxide sink / NOx sink
氮吸收库 dàn xī shōu kù nitrogen oxide reservoir
道路收费 dào lù shōu fèi road pricing
递延收入 dì yán shōu rù deferred income
地租收入 dì zū shōu rù rent income (esp. from arable land)
费用回收 fèi yòng huí shōu cost recovery
杠杆收购 gàng gǎn shōu gòu leveraged buyout (LBO)
工厂验收 gōng chǎng yàn shōu acceptance of a plant
共源收集 gòng yuán shōu jí shot gather / common source gather / common shot gather / shotpoint gather
光接收器 guāng jiē shōu qì optical receiver
固定收入 gù dìng shōu rù fixed income
海洋吸收 hǎi yáng xī shōu oceanic absorption
合理收益 hé lǐ shōu yì fair returns
洪水收集 hóng shuǐ shōu jí flood water harvesting
回收价值 huí shōu jià zhí recyclable value
回收资金 huí shōu zī jīn recovery funds
见好就收 jiàn hǎo jiù shōu (idiom) to quit while one is ahead / to know when to stop
交收标准 jiāo shōu biāo zhǔn acceptance criteria
尽收眼底 jìn shōu yǎn dǐ to take in the whole scene at once / to have a panoramic view
计时收费 jì shí shōu fèi time charge
机械收集 jī xiè shōu jí mechanical gathering
颗粒无收 kē lì wú shōu not a single grain was reaped (as in a bad harvest year)
垃圾收集 lā jī shōu jí garbage collection / household refuse collection
留存收益 liú cún shōu yì retained earnings
鸣金收兵 míng jīn shōu bīng to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom) / to order a retreat
民事收容 mín shì shōu róng civil commitment
能源回收 néng yuán huí shōu energy recovery
平均收入 píng jūn shōu rù average income
强迫收容 qiǎng pò shōu róng forced institutionalization
其他收入 qí tā shōu rù other income
企业收入 qǐ yè shōu rù entrepreneurial income
全株收获 quán zhū shōu huò complete-tree harvesting / total tree logging
税收漏洞 shuì shōu lòu dòng tax loophole
税收倾销 shuì shōu qīng xiāo tax dumping
税收主权 shuì shōu zhǔ quán tax sovereignty
数据收集 shù jù shōu jí data collection
现金收入 xiàn jīn shōu rù cash receipt
吸收剂量 xī shōu jì liàng absorbed dose
吸收能力 xī shōu néng lì absorbing ability
吸收装置 xī shōu zhuāng zhì absorber vessel
氧吸收汇 yǎng xī shōu huì oxygen sink
验收测试 yàn shōu cè shì acceptance test
业主收入 yè zhǔ shōu rù entrepreneurial income
已收捐款 yǐ shōu juān kuǎn contributions received
预收收入 yù shōu shōu rù income received in advance
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