收藏

shōucáng

verb/noun HSK 6 #4,377

Meanings

1 to collect (art, antiques, etc.); to keep as a collection
2 collection; to bookmark/save (online)

Characters

to receive; to collect; to put away

to hide; to store; to conceal

To collect and store away — keeping treasured items in a collection.

Examples

他收藏了很多古董。

Tā shōu cáng le hěn duō gǔdǒng.

He has collected many antiques.

这幅画值得收藏。

Zhè fú huà zhíde shōu cáng.

This painting is worth collecting.

我收藏了这篇文章。

Wǒ shōu cáng le zhè piān wénzhāng.

I bookmarked this article.

博物馆的收藏品非常丰富。

Bówùguǎn de shōu cáng pǐn fēicháng fēngfù.

The museum's collection is very rich.

Tips

usage

收藏 works for physical collecting (art, stamps, coins) and digital saving (bookmarking articles, saving posts). 收藏家 (shōu cáng jiā) = collector. On Chinese apps, the 收藏 button = bookmark/favorite.

Stroke Order

收 shōu

藏 cáng