How to say “collect” in Chinese
collect; save to favorites
“Collect” in Chinese is 收藏, shōu cáng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
收藏 is read shōu cáng: 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
On top, 艹 “grass”. Second reading: zàng, “storehouse”; 西藏 is Tibet.
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 “收藏”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 收藏. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他收藏了几千张邮票tāshōucánglejǐqiānzhāngyóupiàoHe has collected several thousand stamps.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “collect” in Chinese?
“Collect” in Chinese is 收藏, pinyin shōucáng.
What does 收藏 mean?
收藏 (shōucáng) means “collect; save to favorites”.
How do you write 收藏?
收藏 is 2 characters: 收 (shōu) — receive, collect; 藏 (cáng) — hide. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 收藏?
收藏 is read shōucáng. Tones: shōu — first tone, cáng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“collect” in the lesson “Luck and hobbies: the lottery, fishing, collections”
This word is from the topic “Sports and leisure” of HSK 6. 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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