收 拾

shōushi

“To put in order” in Chinese is 收拾 (shōushi).

Meaning

to put in order
to tidy up
to pack

Show 3 more meanings

to repair
(coll.) to sort sb out
to fix sb

Example

收拾房间。

Clean up the room.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

shōuHSK 26 strokesto receive shíHSK 59 strokesto ascend in light steps

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Not to be confused with: 手势 (shǒushì, gesture; sign; signal) · 首饰 (shǒushì, jewelry)