Chinese word

收起

Pronunciation

Pinyinshōu qǐ

Meaning

  • verbput away

Example

请把手机收起，专心听课。qǐng bǎ shǒu jī shōu qǐ zhuān xīn tīng kè

Please put your phone away and pay attention in class.

Illustration for 收起 (put away)

More examples

请把玩具收起，房间就干净了。qǐng bǎ wán jù shōu qǐ fáng jiān jiù gān jìng le

Please put away the toys, and the room will be clean.

Core concept

Scattered or exposed things are drawn together and removed from the surface into storage or another assigned location.

Common phrases

  • 把手机收起bǎ shǒu jī shōu qǐ

    put away your phone

  • 把书收起bǎ shū shōu qǐ

    put away your book

Similar words

收拾shōu shí: Tidying scattered things by gathering them and putting them in order.
收好shōu hǎo: Storing an item carefully in a safe and tidy place.
放好fàng hǎo: Putting an item neatly in the right place.
收起来shōu qǐ lái: Taking items up and putting them away or drawing them out of sight.

Definition in Chinese

将随手放置的东西集中并放入容器或指定位置，使其不再占用表面空间或不再外露。jiāng suí shǒu fàng zhì de dōng xī jí zhōng bìng fàng rù róng qì huò zhǐ dìng wèi zhì shǐ qí bú zài zhàn yòng biǎo miàn kōng jiān huò bú zài wài lù

Word origin

In 收起 (shōuqǐ, "put away"), 收 (shōu, "gather") supplies the idea of collecting, while 起 (qǐ, "rise") adds a directional or completed-action sense.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this verb often appears in a 把 (bǎ, "object-marking") construction when the item is named before the action, a useful pattern for short household instructions.

Other meanings

  • clear awayverb
  • storeverb

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