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

HSK 1

请收起你的手机。

Qǐng shōuqǐ nǐ de shǒujī.

Please put away your phone.

HSK 6

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