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回收

huíshōu
verb HSK 5 #6,525

Meanings

  1. 1 to recycle; to reclaim
  2. 2 to recover; to retrieve

Characters

回
huí
to return; back
收
shōu
to collect; to receive
To collect back — to recycle.

Examples

请把垃圾分类回收。
Qǐng bǎ lājī fēnlèi huíshōu.
Please sort and recycle the trash.
这些旧衣服可以回收利用。
Zhèxiē jiù yīfu kěyǐ huíshōu lìyòng.
These old clothes can be recycled and reused.
我们回收了投资成本。
Wǒmen huíshōu le tóuzī chéngběn.
We recovered the investment cost.

Tips

culture
China introduced strict garbage sorting (垃圾分类) in major cities starting from 2019. 可回收物 (recyclables) is one of the four sorting categories.

Stroke Order

回 huí
收 shōu