收集

shōují

verb HSK 5 #2,590

Meanings

1 to gather; to collect
2 to compile

Characters

to collect; to receive

to gather; collection

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

Examples

他喜欢收集邮票。

Tā xǐhuān shōují yóupiào.

He likes collecting stamps.

我们需要收集更多的数据。

Wǒmen xūyào shōují gèng duō de shùjù.

We need to collect more data.

她收集了很多关于中国文化的资料。

Tā shōují le hěn duō guānyú Zhōngguó wénhuà de zīliào.

She collected a lot of materials about Chinese culture.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

收 shōu

集 jí