收 sau¹ {shōu}

(verb) 1. to store; 2. to keep

收 sau¹ {shōu}

1. to receive
2. to accept
3. to collect
4. to put away
5. to restrain
6. to stop
7. in care of (used on address line after name)

收錢〔-钱〕 sau¹ cin⁴ {shōu qián}

to receive money; to collect money

收藏 sau¹ cong⁴ {shōu cáng}

(verb) Hide

收得 sau¹ dak¹ {shōu de}

well received

收嗲 sau¹ de¹ {shōu diǎ}

verb; shut up

收檔〔-档〕 sau¹ dong³ {shōu dàng}

(v.) to close your business for the day; to stop doing something forever; to shut down your business forever.

收到 sau¹ dou³ {shōu dào}

received

收費〔-费〕 sau¹ fai³ {shōu fèi}

(noun) Fee

收科 sau¹ fo¹ {shōu kē}

(verb) to finish off; to wrap up; to end; to call a halt

收火 sau¹ fo² {shōu huǒ}

adj; to describe one's bad temper to improve over time

收貨〔-货〕 sau¹ fo³ {shōu huò}

noun; receiving, take delivery of goods; take over (goods); to accept quality of goods after quality control after checking

收款 sau¹ fun² {shōu kuǎn}

the receivables; monetary collection; payment

收風〔-风〕 sau¹ fung¹ {shōu fēng}

to receive secret information, often used when police receive some secret information from the informers

收口 sau¹ hau² {shōu kǒu}

to shut up (Cantonese)

收起 sau¹ hei² {shōu qǐ}

verb; pack up something; cut out; retracted

收益 sau¹ jik¹ {shōu yì}

(noun) (of accounting or economy) Revenue

收容 sau¹ jung⁴ {shōu róng}

(verb) Accept (refugee)

收樓〔-楼〕 sau¹ lau² {shōu lóu}

noun; repossession

收埋 sau¹ maai⁴ {shōu mái}

to keep something; to hide (something)

收尾 sau¹ mei⁵ {shōuwěi}

(noun) 1. The ending; 2. Denouement; (verb) To conclude

收皮 sau¹ pei⁴ {shōu pí}

piss off

收片 sau¹ pin² {shōu piàn}

noun; Triad protection racket, protection fee

收山 sau¹ saan¹ {shōu shān}

(slang) retire; to quit from a field that one used to work in; to hang up one's axe; to wash one's hands of something (typically refers to those who wants to abandon the life of an outlaws or prostitutions); to shut down; to pack up (typically referring to a business)

收拾 sau¹ sap⁶ {shōu shi}

(Cantonese) 1. to deal with 2. to punish or kill

收手 sau¹ sau² {shōu shǒu}

(verb) to stop work; to knock (it) off; to wash one's hands of something

收聲〔-声〕 sau¹ seng¹ {shōu shēng}

(verb) to fall silent; to shut up

收水 sau¹ seoi² {shōu shuǐ}

verb; reduce, tighten, usually in terms of money; evaporation of fluids in vegetables or fruits

收信 sau¹ seon³ {shōu xìn}

to receive a letter

收市 sau¹ si⁵ {shōu shì}

closing of stock market

收視〔-视〕 sau¹ si⁶ {shōu shì}

the viewership ratings

收線〔-线〕 sau¹ sin³ {shōuxiàn}

(verb) Stop a conversation

收數〔-数〕 sau¹ sou³ {shōu shù}

debt collection

收枱 sau¹ toi² {shōu sì}

to pack up the table (usually the Mahjong table after the game has finished)

收穫〔-获〕 sau¹ wok⁶ {shōu huò}

reap

收租 sau¹ zou¹ {shōu zū}

verb; collect rents

收押 sau¹ aat³ {shōu yā}

1. in custody
2. to keep sb in detention

收兵 sau¹ bing¹ {shōu bīng}

1. to retreat
2. to withdraw troops
3. to recall troops
4. fig. to finish work
5. to wind up
6. to call it a day
7. used with negatives: the task is far from over

收報〔-报〕 sau¹ bou³ {shōu bào}

1. to receive mail
2. to receive a telegraph

收取 sau¹ ceoi² {shōu qǔ}

1. to receive
2. to collect

收詞〔-词〕 sau¹ ci⁴ {shōu cí}

1. to collect words
2. to harvest entries for a dictionary

收場〔-场〕 sau¹ coeng⁴ {shōu chǎng}

1. the end
2. an ending
3. to wind down
4. to conclude

收藏 sau¹ cong⁴ {shōu cáng}

1. to hoard
2. to collect
3. collection
4. to bookmark (Internet)

收存 sau¹ cyun⁴ {shōu cún}

1. to receive for storage
2. delivery of goods
3. to gather and store
4. to store safely
5. safe keeping

收到 sau¹ dou³ {shōu dào}

to receive

收冬 sau¹ dung¹ {shōu dōng}

1. harvest season
2. autumn

收發〔-发〕 sau¹ faat³ {shōu fā}

1. to receive and send
2. to receive and transmit

收費〔-费〕 sau¹ fai³ {shōu fèi}

to charge a fee

收方 sau¹ fong¹ {shōu fāng}

1. receiving party
2. recipient
3. debit side (of balance sheet), as opposed to credit side 付方

收房 sau¹ fong⁴ {shōu fáng}

to take as a concubine

收復〔-复〕 sau¹ fuk⁶ {shōu fù}

1. to recover (lost territory etc)
2. to recapture

收服 sau¹ fuk⁶ {shōu fú}

1. to subdue
2. to force to capitulate
3. to reduce to submission
4. to soothe

收假 sau¹ gaa³ {shōu jià}

1. (of holidays) to come to an end
2. end of a vacation

收監〔-监〕 sau¹ gaam¹ {shōu jiān}

1. to imprison
2. to take into custody

收緊〔-紧〕 sau¹ gan² {shōu jǐn}

to tighten up (restrictions etc)

收據〔-据〕 sau¹ geoi³ {shōu jù}

1. receipt
2. CL: 張

收繳〔-缴〕 sau¹ giu² {shōu jiǎo}

1. to recover (illegally obtained property)
2. to seize
3. to capture
4. to force sb to hand over sth
5. to levy

收割 sau¹ got³ {shōu gē}

1. to harvest
2. to reap
3. to gather in crops

收官 sau¹ gun¹ {shōu guān}

1. final part of a go game (see 官子)
2. endgame

收工 sau¹ gung¹ {shōu gōng}

1. to stop work for the day (generally of laborers)
2. to knock off

收效 sau¹ haau⁶ {shōu xiào}

to yield results

收口 sau¹ hau² {shōu kǒu}

1. to cast off (in knitting)
2. to sew a finishing hem
3. to close up (of wound)
4. to heal

收看 sau¹ hon³ {shōu kàn}

1. to view
2. to watch TV
3. to receive TV channels

收入 sau¹ jap⁶ {shōu rù}

1. to take in
2. income
3. revenue
4. CL: 筆,個

收益 sau¹ jik¹ {shōu yì}

1. earnings
2. profit

收養〔-养〕 sau¹ joeng⁵ {shōu yǎng}

1. to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc)
2. to adopt (a child)
3. adoption

收容 sau¹ jung⁴ {shōu róng}

1. to take in (to a hostel)
2. to shelter

收購〔-购〕 sau¹ kau³ {shōu gòu}

1. to purchase (from various places)
2. to acquire (a company)

收攬〔-揽〕 sau¹ laam⁵ {shōu lǎn}

1. to win the support of
2. to get over to one's side
3. to keep control of

收禮〔-礼〕 sau¹ lai⁵ {shōu lǐ}

1. to accept a gift
2. to receive presents

收留 sau¹ lau⁴ {shōu liú}

1. to offer shelter
2. to have sb in one's care

收斂〔-敛〕 sau¹ lim⁵ {shōu liǎn}

1. to vanish
2. to moderate
3. to exercise restraint
4. to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc)
5. to astringe
6. (math.) to converge

收羅〔-罗〕 sau¹ lo⁴ {shōu luó}

1. to gather (people)
2. to collect (talent)
3. to come to an end

收錄〔-录〕 sau¹ luk⁶ {shōu lù}

1. to include
2. included in
3. to record

收攏〔-拢〕 sau¹ lung⁵ {shōu lǒng}

1. to put together
2. to gather
3. (derog.) to win over
4. to bribe over

收買〔-买〕 sau¹ maai⁵ {shōu mǎi}

1. to purchase
2. to bribe

收尾 sau¹ mei⁵ {shōu wěi}

1. to wind up
2. to bring to an end
3. to finish

收納〔-纳〕 sau¹ naap⁶ {shōu nà}

1. to receive
2. to accept
3. to take in
4. to hold

收銀〔-银〕 sau¹ ngan² {shōu yín}

to receive payment

收訖〔-讫〕 sau¹ ngat⁶ {shōu qì}

received in full (goods, payment)

收編〔-编〕 sau¹ pin¹ {shōu biān}

1. to incorporate into one's troops
2. to weave in

收盤〔-盘〕 sau¹ pun⁴ {shōu pán}

market close

收心 sau¹ sam¹ {shōu xīn}

1. to concentrate on the task
2. to curb one's evil instincts

收拾 sau¹ sap⁶ {shōu shi}

1. to put in order
2. to tidy up
3. to pack
4. to repair
5. (coll.) to sort sb out
6. to fix sb

收受 sau¹ sau⁶ {shōu shòu}

1. to receive
2. to accept

收稅〔-税〕 sau¹ seoi³ {shōu shuì}

to collect tax

收訊〔-讯〕 sau¹ seon³ {shōu xùn}

(wireless) reception

收線〔-线〕 sau¹ sin³ {shōu xiàn}

1. to reel in (a fishing line etc)
2. to hang up the phone

收成 sau¹ sing⁴ {shōu chéng}

harvest

收縮〔-缩〕 sau¹ suk¹ {shōu suō}

1. to pull back
2. to shrink
3. to contract
4. (physiology) systole

收聽〔-听〕 sau¹ teng¹ {shōu tīng}

1. to listen (to)
2. to listen (in)

收條〔-条〕 sau¹ tiu⁴ {shōu tiáo}

receipt

收穫〔-获〕 sau¹ wok⁶ {shōu huò}

1. to harvest
2. to reap
3. to gain
4. crop
5. harvest
6. profit
7. gain
8. bonus
9. reward

收回 sau¹ wui⁴ {shōu huí}

1. to regain
2. to retake
3. to take back
4. to withdraw
5. to revoke

收匯〔-汇〕 sau¹ wui⁶ {shōu huì}

foreign exchange collection (finance)

收集 sau¹ zaap⁶ {shōu jí}

1. to gather
2. to collect

收支 sau¹ zi¹ {shōu zhī}

1. cash flow
2. financial balance
3. income and expenditure

收到風〔--风〕 sau¹ dou³ fung¹ {shōu dào fēng}

to get wind of something; to hear some secret information

收割機〔--机〕 sau¹ got³ gei¹ {shōu gē jī}

a harvester

收行水 sau¹ haang⁴ seoi² {shōu xíng shuǐ}

the collection of toll money at check points in river passageways

收買佬〔-买-〕 sau¹ maai⁵ lou² {shōu mǎi lǎo}

(noun) a scrap buyer

收銀處〔-银处〕 sau¹ ngan² cyu⁵ {shōu yín chǔ}

noun; cashier

收銀員〔-银员〕 sau¹ ngan² jyun⁴ {shōu yín yuán}

the cashier

收信人 sau¹ seon³ jan⁴ {shōu xìn rén}

the recipient / addressee

收數佬〔-数-〕 sau¹ sou³ lou² {shōu shù lǎo}

the debt collection guy

收陀地 sau¹ to⁴ dei² {shōu tuó dì}

verb; Triad extorts money from someone/shop/event

收話器〔-话-〕 sau¹ waa⁶ hei³ {shōu huà qì}

a telephone receiver

收報機〔-报机〕 sau¹ bou³ gei¹ {shōu bào jī}

telegraph receiver

收報人〔-报-〕 sau¹ bou³ jan⁴ {shōu bào rén}

recipient (of mail or a message)

收報員〔-报员〕 sau¹ bou³ jyun⁴ {shōu bào yuán}

telegraph operator

收報室〔-报-〕 sau¹ bou³ sat¹ {shōu bào shì}

1. mail room
2. radio reception room

收藏家 sau¹ cong⁴ gaa¹ {shōu cáng jiā}

a collector (e.g. of artworks)

收藏夾〔--夹〕 sau¹ cong⁴ gaap³ {shōu cáng jiā}

favorites folder (web browser)

收存箱 sau¹ cyun⁴ soeng¹ {shōu cún xiāng}

1. delivery box
2. drop box

收發室〔-发-〕 sau¹ faat³ sat¹ {shōu fā shì}

1. mail room
2. radio room (i.e. reception and transmission)

收費站〔-费-〕 sau¹ fai³ zaam⁶ {shōu fèi zhàn}

tollbooth

收廢站〔-废-〕 sau¹ fai³ zaam⁶ {shōu fèi zhàn}

1. garbage collection point
2. trash dump

收貨人〔-货-〕 sau¹ fo³ jan⁴ {shōu huò rén}

1. addressee
2. consignee

收款臺〔--台〕 sau¹ fun² toi⁴ {shōu kuǎn tái}

1. checkout counter
2. cashier's desk

收件匣 sau¹ gin² haap⁶ {shōu jiàn xiá}

inbox (email)

收件人 sau¹ gin² jan⁴ {shōu jiàn rén}

1. recipient (of mail)
2. To: (email header)

收件箱 sau¹ gin² soeng¹ {shōu jiàn xiāng}

inbox

收割者 sau¹ got³ ze² {shōu gē zhě}

reaper

收音機〔--机〕 sau¹ jam¹ gei¹ {shōu yīn jī}

1. radio
2. CL: 臺

收益率 sau¹ jik¹ leot² {shōu yì lǜ}

1. earnings rate
2. earnings yield (finance)

收容人 sau¹ jung⁴ jan⁴ {shōu róng rén}

inmate

收容所 sau¹ jung⁴ so² {shōu róng suǒ}

1. temporary shelter
2. hospice
3. refuge (e.g. for animals)
4. detention center

收留所 sau¹ lau⁴ so² {shōu liú suǒ}

1. shelter
2. refuge

收斂性〔-敛-〕 sau¹ lim⁵ sing³ {shōu liǎn xìng}

1. convergence (math.)
2. astringent

收錄機〔-录机〕 sau¹ luk⁶ gei¹ {shōu lù jī}

radio-tape recorder

收尾音 sau¹ mei⁵ jam¹ {shōu wěi yīn}

final (i.e. final consonant or stop of some syllables in Asian phonetics)

收銀機〔-银机〕 sau¹ ngan² gei¹ {shōu yín jī}

1. cash register
2. check out counter

收銀台〔-银-〕 sau¹ ngan² toi⁴ {shōu yín tái}

1. checkout counter
2. cashier's desk

收票員〔--员〕 sau¹ piu³ jyun⁴ {shōu piào yuán}

ticket collector

收盤價〔-盘价〕 sau¹ pun⁴ gaa³ {shōu pán jià}

closing price (of share, commodity etc)

收生婆 sau¹ saang¹ po² {shōu shēng pó}

midwife

收視率〔-视-〕 sau¹ si⁶ leot² {shōu shì lǜ}

ratings

收縮壓〔-缩压〕 sau¹ suk¹ aat³ {shōu suō yā}

systolic blood pressure

收穫節〔-获节〕 sau¹ wok⁶ zit³ {shōu huò jié}

harvest festival

收保護費〔--护费〕 sau¹ bou² wu⁶ fai³ {shōu bǎo hù fèi}

to take protection fees

收買人命〔-买--〕 sau¹ maai⁵ jan⁴ meng⁶ {shōu mǎi rén mìng}

an intentional act to cause death to others

收買人心〔-买--〕 sau¹ maai⁵ jan⁴ sam¹ {shōu mǎi rén xīn}

verb; buy popularity; try to win popular support

收回成命 sau¹ wui⁴ sing⁴ ming⁶ {shōu huí chéng mìng}

to rescind the order

收支平衡 sau¹ zi¹ ping⁴ hang⁴ {shōu zhī píng héng}

balance between income; breakeven

收殘綴軼〔-残缀轶〕 sau¹ caan⁴ zeoi³ jat⁶ {shōu cán zhuì yì}

to gather and patch up sth that is badly damaged (idiom)

收發短信〔-发--〕 sau¹ faat³ dyun² seon³ {shōu fā duǎn xìn}

1. to text
2. to receive and send SMS messages

收復失地〔-复--〕 sau¹ fuk⁶ sat¹ dei⁶ {shōu fù shī dì}

to recover lost territory

收購要約〔-购-约〕 sau¹ gau³ jiu³ joek³ {shōu gòu yāo yuē}

takeover bid

收入政策 sau¹ jap⁶ zing³ caak³ {shōu rù zhèng cè}

income policy

收益帳戶〔--帐户〕 sau¹ jik¹ zoeng³ wu⁶ {shōu yì zhàng hù}

income account (accountancy)

收容教育 sau¹ jung⁴ gaau³ juk⁶ {shōu róng jiào yù}

custody and reeducation (administrative punishment for prostitutes)

收斂鋒芒〔-敛锋-〕 sau¹ lim⁵ fung¹ mong⁴ {shōu liǎn fēng máng}

1. to draw in one's claws
2. to show some modesty

收斂級數〔-敛级数〕 sau¹ lim⁵ kap¹ sou³ {shōu liǎn jí shù}

convergent series (math.)

收斂序列〔-敛--〕 sau¹ lim⁵ zeoi⁶ lit⁶ {shōu liǎn xù liè}

convergent sequence (math.)

收拾殘局〔--残-〕 sau¹ sap⁶ caan⁴ guk⁶ {shōu shi cán jú}

1. to clear up the mess
2. to pick up the pieces

收支相抵 sau¹ zi¹ soeng¹ dai² {shōu zhī xiāng dǐ}

1. to break even
2. balance between income and expenditure

收支平衡點〔----点〕 sau¹ zi¹ ping⁴ hang⁴ dim² {shōu zhī píng héng diǎn}

break-even point