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收拾

shōushi
verb HSK 4 #1,437

Meanings

  1. 1 to tidy up; to clean up; to pack
  2. 2 to punish; to fix someone

Characters

收
shōu
to collect; to gather
拾
shí
to pick up
To collect and pick up - to tidy things up, or colloquially, to sort someone out.

Examples

HSK 2
等着，我回来收拾你！
Děng zhe, wǒ huílái shōushi nǐ!
Just wait, I'll deal with you when I get back!
HSK 3
我要收拾行李了。
Wǒ yào shōushi xíngli le.
I need to pack my luggage.
HSK 5
他把房间彻底收拾了一遍。
Tā bǎ fángjiān chèdǐ shōushi le yí biàn.
He thoroughly tidied up the room.

Tips

usage
收拾 has a threatening colloquial meaning: "收拾你" = "I'll sort you out / teach you a lesson." Parents often say this to misbehaving kids.
grammar
The second syllable is neutral tone: shōu·shi, not shōu shí.

Stroke Order

收 shōu
拾 shí