收集

shōují

verb HSK 5 #2,590

Meanings

To receive and gather together - to collect items or information.

HSK 3

他喜欢收集邮票。

Tā xǐhuān shōují yóupiào.

He likes collecting stamps.

HSK 4

我们需要收集更多的数据。

Wǒmen xūyào shōují gèngduō de shùjù.

We need to collect more data.

HSK 4

她收集了很多关于中国文化的资料。

Tā shōují le hěnduō guānyú Zhōngguó wénhuà de zīliào.

She collected a lot of materials about Chinese culture.

usage

收集 = to collect/gather (general purpose). 搜集 = to search and collect (implies more effort in finding). 采集 = to collect specimens/samples.

收 shōu

集 jí