Chinese word

回收

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuí shōu

Meaning

  • verbrecover

Example

公司要把这些欠款全部回收回来。gōng sī yào bǎ zhè xiē qiàn kuǎn quán bù huí shōu huí lái

The company wants to recover all these debts.

Illustration for 回收 (recover)

More examples

银行通过拍卖不良资产回收了一部分资金。yín háng tōng guò pāi mài bù liáng zī chǎn huí shōu le yí bù fèn zī jīn

The bank recovered part of its funds by auctioning off its bad assets.

Core concept

A process that brings money, goods, or materials back into the owner's hands or into use.

Common phrases

  • 回收欠款huí shōu qiàn kuǎn

    recover unpaid debts

  • 回收货款huí shōu huò kuǎn

    collect payment

  • 回收资金huí shōu zī jīn

    recover funds

Similar words

收回shōu huí: Gets back money, property, or a right that was previously given, lent, or issued.
取回qǔ huí: Gets a lost or forgotten item and returns it to one's hands or its place.
收取shōu qǔ: Receives and gathers fees, taxes, or other payments that are due.
收集shōu jí: Brings objects or information together in one place.

Definition in Chinese

把已外流或借出的物品、资金等收回，使其回到自己或原处bǎ yǐ wài liú huò jiè chū de wù pǐn zī jīn děng shōu huí shǐ qí huí dào zì jǐ huò yuán chù

Word origin

回 (huí, "return") + 收 (shōu, "take in") forms a compound for taking something that has gone out back into one's control.

Usage tips

  • English often uses separate verbs for retrieving a debt, collecting an item, and recycling waste, while one Chinese verb covers all three, so the object usually supplies the exact sense.

Other meanings

  • collectionnoun
  • recycleverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 回收率huí shōu lǜrecovery ratenoun
  • 回收商huí shōu shāngrecycling dealernoun

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