收衣服

shōuyīfu

phrase

Meanings

1 to take in laundry (from the line)
2 to collect clothes

Characters

to collect; to take in

clothing (bound form)

Examples

快下雨了,赶紧收衣服!

Kuài xià yǔ le, gǎnjǐn shōu yīfu!

It's about to rain — hurry and take in the laundry!

衣服干了,我去收衣服。

Yīfu gān le, wǒ qù shōu yīfu.

The clothes are dry — I'll go take them in.

Tips

usage

The natural counterpart to 晾衣服 (hanging out laundry). 收 (shōu) here means 'to take/bring in' — compare 收被子 (take in the bedding), 收被窝 (tuck in the quilt).

Stroke Order

收 shōu

衣 yī

服 fú