Chinese word

代收

Pronunciation

Pinyindài shōu

Meaning

  • verbreceive for someone

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)

More examples

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?

Core concept

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

Common phrases

  • 代收信件dài shōu xìn jiàn

    receive mail for someone

  • 代收快递dài shōu kuài dì

    receive packages for someone

Similar words

代领dài lǐng: Pick up a package or document for another person at a counter or collection point.
领取líng qǔ: Pick up one's item at a counter or location after the required process and checks.
签收qiān shōu: Confirm receipt of a package or document by signing for it.
收到shōu dào: Receive an item or message when it arrives.

Definition in Chinese

代收 指在小区、单位或快递点等地点代为接收并暂时保管他人的包裹或信件，直到通知领取或转交为止。dài shōu zhǐ zài xiǎo qū dān wèi huò kuài dì diǎn děng dì diǎn dài wéi jiē shōu bìng zàn shí báo guǎn tā rén de bāo guǒ huò xìn jiàn zhí dào tōng zhī líng qǔ huò zhuǎn jiāo wéi zhǐ

Word origin

代 (dài, "in place of") shows substitution, while 收 (shōu, "receive") supplies the act of taking something in, together forming the idea of receiving on another person's behalf.

Usage tips

  • 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.

Opposites

Related words

  • 代收站dài shōu zhànpackage pickup stationnoun
  • 代收服务dài shōu fú wùpackage receiving servicenoun

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