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“receive for someone” in Chinese

Chinese

Pronunciation

Pinyindài shōu

Example

我可以帮你代收包裹。wǒ ké yǐ bāng nǐ dài shōu bāo guǒ

I can receive the package for you.

Illustration for 代收 (receive for someone)

How to say “receive for someone” in Chinese

“Receive for someone” in Chinese is 代收 (dài shōu).

Someone takes in another person's delivery and keeps it through the short gap before the handoff.

Full entry for 代收: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 代收

小区前台可以代收信件吗?xiǎo qū qián tái ké yǐ dài shōu xìn jiàn ma

Can the front desk at the residential complex receive mail for us?

Tips for using 代收

  • At a building office or parcel station, this term describes the intake stage, so it does not mean that the addressee has already collected the package.

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