收拾

shōushí

Traditional: 收拾

#1189 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

to tidy up, to put in order; to sort out

Word origin

A compound of 收 meaning to gather and 拾 meaning to pick up, together to gather and pick up. It means to tidy or put in order.

Origin
compound
Root
收 (shōu, gather) + 拾 (shí, pick up)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 收

Stroke order for 拾

Examples

Please tidy up the room.

She is packing her luggage.

Clear the table after the meal.

He tidied the house spotlessly.

I will sort this matter out.

收拾 (shōushi) means to tidy up, to put in order, and colloquially to sort someone out.

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This word is part of lesson 24.