收回 shōu huí ㄕㄡ ㄏㄨㄟˊ sau1 wui4 HSK 4
- to regain
- to retake
- to take back
- to withdraw
- to revoke
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More words with these characters
收
- 吸收 xī shōu ㄒㄧ ㄕㄡ kap1 sau1 to absorb
- 回收 huí shōu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡ wui4 sau1 to recycle
- 增收 zēng shōu ㄗㄥ ㄕㄡ zang1 sau1 to increase revenue
- 征收 徵收 zhēng shōu ㄓㄥ ㄕㄡ zing1 sau1 to levy (a tax)
- 招收 zhāo shōu ㄓㄠ ㄕㄡ ziu1 sau1 to hire
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- 接收 jiē shōu ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕㄡ zip3 sau1 reception (of transmitted signal)
- 收入 shōu rù ㄕㄡ ㄖㄨˋ sau1 jap6 to take in
- 收到 shōu dào ㄕㄡ ㄉㄠˋ sau1 dou3 to receive
- 收取 shōu qǔ ㄕㄡ ㄑㄩˇ sau1 ceoi2 to receive
- 收复 收復 shōu fù ㄕㄡ ㄈㄨˋ sau1 fuk6 to recover (lost territory etc)
- 收拾 shōu shi ㄕㄡ ˙ㄕ sau1 sap6 to put in order
- 收据 收據 shōu jù ㄕㄡ ㄐㄩˋ sau1 geoi3 receipt
- 收支 shōu zhī ㄕㄡ ㄓ sau1 zi1 cash flow
- 收敛 收斂 shōu liǎn ㄕㄡ ㄌㄧㄢˇ sau1 lim5 to dwindle; to vanish; to make vanish
- 收留 shōu liú ㄕㄡ ㄌㄧㄡˊ sau1 lau4 to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care
- 收益 shōu yì ㄕㄡ ㄧˋ sau1 jik1 earnings
- 收看 shōu kàn ㄕㄡ ㄎㄢˋ sau1 hon3 to watch (a TV program)
- 收获 收穫 shōu huò ㄕㄡ ㄏㄨㄛˋ sau1 wok6 to harvest
- 收缩 收縮 shōu suō ㄕㄡ ㄙㄨㄛ sau1 suk1 to pull back
- 收听 收聽 shōu tīng ㄕㄡ ㄊㄧㄥ sau1 teng1 to listen to (a radio broadcast)
回
- 来回 來回 lái huí ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊ loi4 wui4 to make a round trip
- 回来 回來 huí lai ㄏㄨㄟˊ ˙ㄌㄞ wui4 loi4 to return; to come back
- 回信 huí xìn ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ wui4 seon3 to reply
- 回到 huí dào ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄠˋ wui4 dou3 to return to
- 回升 huí shēng ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ wui4 sing1 to rise again after a fall
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- 回去 huí qu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ˙ㄑㄩ wui4 heoi3 to return
- 回合 huí hé ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄜˊ wui4 hap6 one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents
- 回味 huí wèi ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˋ wui4 mei6 to call to mind and ponder over
- 回国 回國 huí guó ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ wui4 gwok3 to return to one's home country
- 回报 回報 huí bào ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄠˋ wui4 bou3 (in) return
- 回家 huí jiā ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄚ wui4 gaa1 to return home
- 回复 回復 huí fù ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄨˋ wui4 fuk6 to recover; to revert; to return to (good health, normal condition etc)
- 回想 huí xiǎng ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ wui4 soeng2 to recall
- 回忆 回憶 huí yì ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄧˋ wui4 jik1 to recall
- 回应 回應 huí yìng ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄥˋ wui4 jing3 to respond
- 回扣 huí kòu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄡˋ wui4 kau3 brokerage
- 回收 huí shōu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡ wui4 sau1 to recycle
- 回教 Huí jiào ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ wui4 gaau3 Islam
- 回归 回歸 huí guī ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄟ wui4 gwai1 to return to
- 回答 huí dá ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄚˊ wui4 daap3 to reply; to answer
Idioms with these characters
- 不可收拾 bù kě shōu shi ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄡ ˙ㄕ bat1 ho2 sau1 sap6 (idiom) irremediable; unmanageable; out of hand; hopeless
- 草草收兵 cǎo cǎo shōu bīng ㄘㄠˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ cou2 cou2 sau1 bing1 to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
- 草率收兵 cǎo shuài shōu bīng ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ cou2 seot1 sau1 bing1 to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
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- 覆水难收 覆水難收 fù shuǐ nán shōu ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄡ fuk1 seoi2 naan4 sau1 spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom)
- 见好就收 見好就收 jiàn hǎo jiù shōu ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡ gin3 hou2 zau6 sau1 (idiom) to quit while one is ahead; to know when to stop
- 兼收并蓄 兼收並蓄 jiān shōu bìng xù ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕㄡ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄩˋ gim1 sau1 bing6 cuk1 incorporating diverse things (idiom)
- 美不胜收 美不勝收 měi bù shèng shōu ㄇㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄕㄡ mei5 bat1 sing1 sau1 nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)
- 鸣金收兵 鳴金收兵 míng jīn shōu bīng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ ming4 gam1 sau1 bing1 to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
- 鸣金收军 鳴金收軍 míng jīn shōu jūn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕㄡ ㄐㄩㄣ ming4 gam1 sau1 gwan1 to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
- 名利双收 名利雙收 míng lì shuāng shōu ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄤ ㄕㄡ ming4 lei6 soeng1 sau1 both fame and fortune (idiom)
- 峰回路转 峰回路轉 fēng huí lù zhuǎn ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄢˇ fung1 wui4 lou6 zyun2 the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)
- 回嗔作喜 huí chēn zuò xǐ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄣ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧˇ wui4 can1 zok3 hei2 to go from anger to happiness (idiom)
- 回禄之灾 回祿之災 Huí lù zhī zāi ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄓ ㄗㄞ wui4 luk6 zi1 zoi1 (idiom) fire disaster; conflagration
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- 回天乏术 回天乏術 huí tiān fá shù ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄨˋ wui4 tin1 fat6 seot6 (idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation; beyond recovery
- 回天无力 回天無力 huí tiān wú lì ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ wui4 tin1 mou4 lik6 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
- 回心转意 回心轉意 huí xīn zhuǎn yì ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄧˋ wui4 sam1 zyun2 ji3 to change one's mind (idiom)
- 浪子回头 浪子回頭 làng zǐ huí tóu ㄌㄤˋ ㄗˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ long6 zi2 wui4 tau4 the return of a prodigal son (idiom)
- 妙手回春 miào shǒu huí chūn ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄨㄣ miu6 sau2 wui4 ceon1 (idiom) (of a doctor) to effect a miracle cure
- 起死回生 qǐ sǐ huí shēng ㄑㄧˇ ㄙˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ hei2 sei2 wui4 sang1 to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery
- 有去无回 有去無回 yǒu qù wú huí ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩˋ ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊ jau5 heoi3 mou4 wui4 gone forever (idiom)
Example sentences
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对不起 對不起 。 我 收回 我 的话 的話 。
I'm sorry. I take back my words.
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我 是不是 能 收回 我 的 钱 錢 ？
Can I get my money back?
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外国 外國 投资者 投資者 从 從 美国 美國 收回 他们 他們 的 钱 錢 。
Foreign investors withdrew their money from America.
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