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收藏 (shōu cáng): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 6

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收藏 (shōu cáng): Collect (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 6

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2.

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Character Breakdown

收 • shōu • to receive • HSK 2.0 L4

HSK 4

shōu收

to receive

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Pinyinshōu cáng

Meaningcollect; store up

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藏 • cáng • to hide, conceal; to store, hoard

cáng藏

to hide, conceal; to store, hoard

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 收藏.

背叛bèi pànbetray; forsake
辩解biàn jiěprovide an explanation; argue that; justify
边界biān jièboundary; frontier; border
悲惨bēi cǎnmiserable
遍布biàn bùbe found everywhere; spread all over
巴不得bā bù débe only too anxious; eagerly look forward to; earnestly wish
备忘录bèi wàng lùmemorandum; aide-mémoire
裁判cái pànjudge; referee
不止bù zhǐmore than; not limited to
报仇bào chóurevenge; avenge
败坏bài huàiruin; corrupt; debase
奥秘ào mìprofound mystery; secret

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 收藏.

Words with 收

收到shōu dàoto receive
收入shōu rùincome
收听shōu tīngto listen to (a radio broadcast)
收拾

shōu shi

to put in order

收费shōu fèito charge a fee

吸收xī shōuabsorb; soak up; assimilate

接收jiē shōureception (of transmitted signal)

收据shōu jùreceipt; acquittance

Words with 藏

躲藏duǒ cángto hide oneself; go into hiding
蕴藏yùn cánghold in store; contain
隐藏yǐn cángto hide
埋藏mái cángBury / conceal
宝藏bǎo zàngTreasure trove
珍藏zhēn cángcherish / treasure / collection
矿藏kuàng cángmineral resources / mineral deposits
藏匿cáng nìConceal

4.

How to Use 收藏 in Sentences

Measure Word + Nounwith件

yí一

jiàn件

shōu收

cáng藏

neutral

a piece of collection

Verb + Complementwith起来

shōu收

cáng藏

qǐ起

lai来

Adjective + Nounwith私人

sī私

rén人

shōu收

cáng藏

Verb + Objectwith品

shōu收

cáng藏

pǐn品

neutral

Adverb + Verbwith精心

jīng精

xīn心

shōu收

cáng藏

5.

Example Sentences with 收藏

wǒ我

shōu收

cáng藏

le了

hěn很

duō多

neutral

Spoken

put away for safekeeping

neutral

private collection

collection (item)

formal

carefully collect

yóu邮

piào票

。

I have collected many stamps.

tā他

bì毕

shēng生

de的

ài爱

hào好

jiù就

shì是

shōu收

cáng藏

shì世

jiè界

gè各

dì地

de的

xī稀

yǒu有

yìng硬

bì币

。

His lifelong hobby is collecting rare coins from around the world.

tā他

xǐ喜

huan欢

shōu收

cáng藏

gè各

zhǒng种

yǒu有

qù趣

de的

shí石

tou头

。

He likes to collect various interesting stones.

nǐ你

shōu收

cáng藏

zhè这

xiē些

lǎo老

chàng唱

piàn片

shì是

wèi为

le了

tóu投

zī资

hái还

shì是

chún纯

cuì粹

chū出

yú于

xìng兴

qù趣

？

Are you collecting these old records for investment or purely out of interest?

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

hěn很

fù富

yǒu有

，

què却

cóng从

bù不

shōu收

cáng藏

rèn任

hé何

shē奢

chǐ侈

de的

zhū珠

bǎo宝

shǒu首

shì饰

。

Despite being wealthy, he never collects any luxurious jewelry.