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To regain in Chinese: 收回 (shōu huí)

shōu huí

to regain

HSK 3.0 Level 41 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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Zhuyin

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ㄕㄡ

shōu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

ㄏㄨㄟˊ

huí

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 他把自己说的话收回了。

    tā bǎ zì jǐ shuō de huà shōu huí le。

    He took back what he had said.

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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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