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收集 (shōu jí): To gather (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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收 • shōu • to receive • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

shōu收

to receive

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Meaningto gather

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集 • jí • collection; set; volume • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

jí集

collection; set; volume

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 收集.

Words with 收

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

集中jí zhōngto concentrate; focus; pay attention
集体jí tǐcollective; community; group
集合jí héto gather
密集mì jíconcentrated

搜集

sōu jí

to gather

聚集jù jíto assemble

采集cǎi jígather; collect

集团jí tuángroup; clique; circle

4.

Example Sentences with 收集

jiàn间

dié谍

qián潜

rù入

dí敌

fāng方

jī基

dì地

shōu收

jí集

qíng情

bào报

。

The spy infiltrated the enemy base to gather intelligence.

tā他

qián潜

fú伏

zài在

dí敌

rén人

nèi内

bù部

duō多

lǜ律

shī师

jiàn建

yì议

wǒ我

men们

shōu收

jí集

gèng

zài在

shōu收

jí集

le了

chōng充

fèn分

zhèng证

jù据

hòu

wǒ我

men们

dé得

shōu收

jí集

gèng更

duō多

chóu筹

mǎ

nián年

，

shōu收

jí集

le了

dà大

liàng量

qíng情

bào报

。

He has been undercover within the enemy for many years, gathering a large amount of intelligence.

更

duō多

zhèng证

jù据

，

zài再

kǎo考

lǜ虑

shì是

fǒu否

fā发

qǐ起

sù诉

sòng讼

。

The lawyer advised us to gather more evidence before considering whether to initiate legal action.

后

，

lǜ律

shī师

jiàn建

yì议

wǒ我

men们

lì立

jí即

qǐ起

sù诉

qīn侵

quán权

fāng方

。

After gathering sufficient evidence, the lawyer advised us to sue the infringing party immediately.

码

，

cái才

néng能

zài在

jiē接

xià下

lái来

de的

jìng竞

zhēng争

zhōng中

zhàn占

jù据

yōu优

shì势

。

We need to gather more chips to gain an advantage in the upcoming competition.