How to say “receive” in Chinese
receive, accept
“Receive” in Chinese is 收, shōu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
收 is read shōu. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
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 “收”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 收. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我收到了你的礼物wǒshōudàolenǐdelǐwùI got your gift.
- 你收到我的邮件了吗？nǐshōudàowǒdeyóujiànlemaDid you get my email?
- 我今天收到了三封邮件wǒjīntiānshōudàolesānfēngyóujiànI got three emails today.
- 你不是收到邮件了吗？nǐbúshìshōudàoyóujiànlemaDidn't you get the email?
- 我收到了你的信wǒshōudàolenǐdexìnI got your letter.
- 你收到经理的邮件了吗？nǐshōudàojīnglǐdeyóujiànlemaDid you get the manager's email?
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “A gift”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “receive” in Chinese?
“Receive” in Chinese is 收, pinyin shōu.
What does 收 mean?
收 (shōu) means “receive, accept”.
How do you write 收?
收 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 收?
收 is read shōu. Tones: shōu — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“receive” in the lesson “A gift”
This word is from the topic “Shopping and things” of HSK 3. 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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