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shōu

Main
English Definition	to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name)
Simplified Script	收
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	shōu
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄕㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	sau¹
Part of Speech	(动) verb
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=2 TOCFL=4

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Words With Same Head Word
收获	shōuhuò	to harvest; to reap; to gain; crop; harvest; profit; gain; bonus; reward
收音机	shōuyīn jī	radio
收入	shōurù	to take in; income; revenue
收费	shōufèi	to charge a fee
收集	shōují	to gather; to collect

Words With Same Tail Word
吸收	xīshōu	to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest; to recruit
回收	huíshōu	to recycle; to reclaim; to retrieve; to recover; to recall (a defective product)
征收	zhēngshōu	to levy (a tax); to expropriate
没收	mòshōu	to confiscate; to seize
丰收	fēngshōu	to reap a bumper harvest

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