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To recycle in Chinese: 回收 (huí shōu)

huí shōu

to recycle

HSK 3.0 Level 51 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to recycle
  2. 2to reclaim
  3. 3to retrieve
  4. 4to recover
  5. 5to recall (a defective product)

Stroke order

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收

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄏㄨㄟˊ

huí

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˊ/ second tone

ㄕㄡ

shōu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 这些旧报纸可以回收再利用。

    zhè xiē jiù bào zhǐ kě yǐ huí shōu zài lì yòng。

    These old newspapers can be recycled and reused.

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Related words

回

huí

to circle

收

shōu

to receive

回答

huí dá

to reply

回忆

huí yì

to recall

收入

shōu rù

to take in

收拾

shōu shi

to put in order

收获

shōu huò

to harvest

收据

shōu jù

receipt

吸收

xī shōu

to absorb

回到

huí dào

to return to

回家

huí jiā

to return home

回来

huí lai

to return

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