How to say “tidy up” in Chinese
tidy up
“Tidy up” in Chinese is 收拾, shōu shi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
收拾 is read shōu shi: 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 left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 合 “join”. On its own it's read shí; in 收拾 it takes the neutral tone.
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 “收拾”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 收拾. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 周末我要收拾房间。zhōumòwǒyàoshōushifángjiānI need to tidy my room this weekend.
- 我把房间收拾好了wǒbǎfángjiānshōushihǎoleI've tidied my room.
More words from the lesson “A big cleanup”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “tidy up” in Chinese?
“Tidy up” in Chinese is 收拾, pinyin shōushi.
What does 收拾 mean?
收拾 (shōushi) means “tidy up”.
How do you write 收拾?
收拾 is 2 characters: 收 (shōu) — receive, collect; 拾 (shí) — pick up. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 收拾?
收拾 is read shōushi. Tones: shōu — first tone, shi — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“tidy up” in the lesson “A big cleanup”
This word is from the topic “Home and neighborhood” of HSK 4. 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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