How to say “recycle” in Chinese
recycle (waste)
“Recycle” in Chinese is 回收, huí shōu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
回收 is read huí shōu: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A frame inside a frame.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “回收”.
More words from the lesson “Garbage and resources”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “recycle” in Chinese?
“Recycle” in Chinese is 回收, pinyin huíshōu.
What does 回收 mean?
回收 (huíshōu) means “recycle (waste)”.
How do you write 回收?
回收 is 2 characters: 回 (huí) — return; 收 (shōu) — receive, collect. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 回收?
回收 is read huíshōu. Tones: huí — second tone, shōu — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“recycle” in the lesson “Garbage and resources”
This word is from the topic “Earth, weather, ecology” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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