Chinese word

收集点

Pronunciation

Pinyinshōu jí diǎn

Meaning

  • nouncollection point

Example

我们小区有个收集点，可以回收旧衣服。wǒ men xiǎo qū yǒu gè shōu jí diǎn ké yǐ huí shōu jiù yī fú

There is a collection point in our neighborhood where old clothes can be recycled.

Illustration for 收集点 (collection point)

More examples

学校门口设了收集点，专门回收旧书。xué xiào mén kǒu shè le shōu jí diǎn zhuān mén huí shōu jiù shū

The school set up a collection point at the entrance to collect old books.

Core concept

A marked place where particular recyclable items from many people are brought together.

Common phrases

  • 社区收集点shè qū shōu jí diǎn

    community collection point

  • 旧衣收集点jiù yī shōu jí diǎn

    used-clothing collection point

  • 塑料瓶收集点sù liào píng shōu jí diǎn

    plastic-bottle collection point

Similar words

回收点huí shōu diǎn: A drop-off place for recyclable resources and unwanted goods.
回收箱huí shōu xiāng: A container set out for collecting items such as cans and plastic bottles.
回收站huí shōu zhàn: A permanent site run by a local group or business to collect, store, and process items.
捐赠点juān zèng diǎn: A place where unwanted clothes and other goods are collected for donation.

Definition in Chinese

收集点是供公众投放或暂存特定回收物（如旧衣服、纸张、塑料等）的固定或临时地点，常用于资源回收活动。shōu jí diǎn shì gōng gōng zhòng tóu fàng huò zàn cún tè dìng huí shōu wù rú jiù yī fú zhǐ zhāng sù liào děng de gù dìng huò lín shí dì diǎn cháng yòng yú zī yuán huí shōu huó dòng

Word origin

收集点 (shōujídiǎn, "collection point") combines 收集 (shōují, "to collect") with 点 (diǎn, "point"), naming a place set aside for things to be gathered.

Usage tips

  • In neighborhood notices, this word can refer to a temporary station as well as a permanent location, so the notice usually gives its opening period separately.

Other meanings

  • drop-off pointnoun

Opposites

  • 发放点fā fàng diǎndistribution pointnoun

Related words

  • 收集箱shōu jí xiāngcollection boxnoun
  • 收集站shōu jí zhàncollection stationnoun
  • 收集者shōu jí zhěcollectornoun

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