How to say “collect” in Chinese
collect, gather (data)
“Collect” in Chinese is 搜集, sōu jí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
搜集 is read sōu jí: 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, 叟 sǒu hints at the reading, as it also does in 瘦 shòu.
On top, 隹 “bird”; at the bottom, 木 “tree”: birds gathered in a tree.
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 “搜集”.
More words from the lesson “Expedition: gathering material”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “collect” in Chinese?
“Collect” in Chinese is 搜集, pinyin sōují.
What does 搜集 mean?
搜集 (sōují) means “collect, gather (data)”.
How do you write 搜集?
搜集 is 2 characters: 搜 (sōu) — search; 集 (jí) — gather; episode, series. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 搜集?
搜集 is read sōují. Tones: sōu — first tone, jí — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“collect” in the lesson “Expedition: gathering material”
This word is from the topic “Research and discovery” 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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