收起

shōuqǐ

verb #11,560

Meanings

1 to put away
2 to collect
3 to retract

Characters

to collect; to receive

up; to rise (resultative complement)

Examples

请收起你的手机。

Qǐng shōuqǐ nǐ de shǒujī.

Please put away your phone.

他收起了笑容，认真地说。

Tā shōuqǐ le xiàoróng, rènzhēn de shuō.

He wiped the smile off his face and spoke seriously.

Tips

usage

收起 can be physical (put objects away) or figurative: 收起笑容 (drop the smile), 收起你的想法 (drop that idea).

Stroke Order

收 shōu

起 qǐ