收拾

shōushi

verb HSK 5 #1,437

Meanings

To collect and pick up - to tidy things up, or colloquially, to sort someone out.

HSK 1

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 xínglǐ le.

I need to pack my luggage.

HSK 4

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.

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.

收 shōu

拾 shí