How to say “receive” in Chinese
receive (a letter, parcel)
“Receive” in Chinese is 收到, shōu dào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
收到 is read shōu dào: 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 the right, 刂 “knife”, dāo, hints at the sound.
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 “收到”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 收到. 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 words from the lesson “Letters”
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 收到, pinyin shōudào.
What does 收到 mean?
收到 (shōudào) means “receive (a letter, parcel)”.
How do you write 收到?
收到 is 2 characters: 收 (shōu) — receive, collect; 到 (dào) — arrive. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 收到?
收到 is read shōudào. Tones: shōu — first tone, dào — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“receive” in the lesson “Letters”
This word is from the topic “Work and business” 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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