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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

收拾 [shōushi]
  1. 1. verb [整顿] tidy
  2. 2. verb [修理] repair
  3. 3. verb [惩罚] punish
    他被人收拾了。
    He's been punished.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

收拾 [shōushi]
  1. 1. put in order; tidy; clear away
    把工具收拾一下。
    Put the tools in order.
    收拾屋子
    tidy up the room
    收拾床铺
    make the bed
    收拾碗筷
    clear away the bowls and chopsticks; clear the table
  2. 2. get things ready; pack
    收拾药箱
    get one's medical kit ready; pack one's medical kit
    收拾行李
    pack one's luggage; pack up one's things
  3. 3. repair; mend
    收拾鞋子
    mend shoes
  4. 4. settle with; punish
    早晚我们要收拾这个坏蛋。
    We'll settle with the scoundrel one of these days.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

收拾 [shōushi]
  1. 1. 整理;整顿
    收拾行李
    收拾残局。
  2. 2. 修理
    收拾桌椅板凳。
  3. 3. 惩罚;教训
    你再捣乱,小心我收拾你!
  4. 4. 消灭;杀死
    把十恶不赦的坏家伙收拾掉。

Examples

房子里家具不多,收拾起来很便当。
There isn't too much furniture in the room. We can easily tidy it up.
收拾残兵败将,企图东山再起
muster the remnants of the army, intending to stage a comeback
收拾残局
clear up the mess; pick up the pieces
收拾好东西就走了。
He packed his things and left.
屋子不大,收拾得倒还干净。
The room is small, but it's kept quite tidy.
他房间里的东西都收拾得很洁净。
He kept everything clean in his room.
新任首相得忙于收拾前任首相留下来的烂摊子。
The new prime minister will have a hard time clearing up the mess left by his predecessor.
他做事老留个尾巴让我来收拾
He always leaves some loose ends for me to clear up for him.
屋里很乱,请你把它收拾一下。
The room is in a mess; please tidy it up.

Collocations

一发不可收拾
an irremediable situation
收拾屋子
to tidy up a room
收拾一下
to tidy
收拾起来
to tidy something away
收拾干净
to clean up
收拾他一顿
teach him a lesson
狠狠收拾
to attack in a frenzied way
全给收拾
everything has been resolved
收拾敌人
to strike at the enemy

Word Decomposition


[shōu]
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[shí]

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