sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)
代收货款代收貨款dai4 shou1 huo4 kuan3
collect on delivery (COD)
到期收益率到期收益率dao4 qi1 shou1 yi4 lv4
(finance) yield to maturity (YTM)
低收入低收入di1 shou1 ru4
low income
地租收入地租收入di4 zu1 shou1 ru4
rent income (esp. from arable land)
点收點收dian3 shou1
to check sth and accept it
丰收豐收feng1 shou1
bumper harvest
覆水难收覆水難收fu4 shui3 nan2 shou1
spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom); it's no use crying over spilt milk; what's done is done and can't be reversed; the damage is done; once divorced, there's no reuniting
杠杆收购杠杆收購gang4 gan3 shou1 gou4
leveraged buyout (LBO)
固定收入固定收入gu4 ding4 shou1 ru4
fixed income
管理层收购管理層收購guan3 li3 ceng2 shou1 gou4
management buyout (MBO)
光接收器光接收器guang1 jie1 shou1 qi4
optical receiver
国际收支國際收支guo2 ji4 shou1 zhi1
balance of payments
国民收入國民收入guo2 min2 shou1 ru4
measures of national income and output
旱涝保收旱澇保收han4 lao4 bao3 shou1
to provide a stable crop, regardless of drought or flood; to bring a stable income
回收回收hui2 shou1
to recycle; to reclaim; to retrieve; to recover; to recall (a defective product)
计时收费計時收費ji4 shi2 shou1 fei4
time charge
兼并与收购兼並與收購jian1 bing4 yu3 shou1 gou4
mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
兼收并蓄兼收並蓄jian1 shou1 bing4 xu4
incorporating diverse things (idiom); eclectic; all-embracing
见好就收見好就收jian4 hao3 jiu4 shou1
to quit while one is ahead (idiom); to know when to stop
接收接收jie1 shou1
reception (of transmitted signal); to receive; to accept; to admit; to take over (e.g. a factory); to expropriate
接收机接收機jie1 shou1 ji1
receiver; TV or radio receiver
接收器接收器jie1 shou1 qi4
receiver
接收器灵敏度接收器靈敏度jie1 shou1 qi4 ling2 min3 du4
receiver sensitivity
尽收眼底盡收眼底jin4 shou1 yan3 di3
to take in the whole scene at once; to have a panoramic view
净收入淨收入jing4 shou1 ru4
net income; net profit
拒收拒收ju4 shou1
to reject; to refuse to accept
颗粒无收顆粒無收ke1 li4 wu2 shou1
not a single grain was reaped (as in a bad harvest year)
可回收可回收ke3 hui2 shou1
recyclable
可支配收入可支配收入ke3 zhi1 pei4 shou1 ru4
disposable income
联合收割机聯合收割機lian2 he2 shou1 ge1 ji1
combine; harvester
领收領收ling3 shou1
to accept (a favor); to receive
留存收益留存收益liu2 cun2 shou1 yi4
retained earnings
毛收入毛收入mao2 shou1 ru4
gross income; gross profit
美不胜收美不勝收mei3 bu4 sheng4 shou1
nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)
鸣金收兵鳴金收兵ming2 jin1 shou1 bing1
to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
鸣金收军鳴金收軍ming2 jin1 shou1 jun1
to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
名利双收名利雙收ming2 li4 shuang1 shou1
both fame and fortune (idiom); both virtue and reward
没收沒收mo4 shou1
to confiscate; to seize
年收入年收入nian2 shou1 ru4
annual income
平均收入平均收入ping2 jun1 shou1 ru4
average income
泼水难收潑水難收po1 shui3 nan2 shou1
water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom); irreversible change
签收簽收qian1 shou1
to sign for the acceptance of sth (e.g. a delivery etc)
to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom); to compensate later for one's earlier loss; what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
实收實收shi2 shou1
net receipts; real income
实收资本實收資本shi2 shou1 zi1 ben3
paid-in capital; contributed capital (finance)
收报收報shou1 bao4
to receive mail; to receive a telegraph
收报机收報機shou1 bao4 ji1
telegraph receiver
收报人收報人shou1 bao4 ren2
recipient (of mail or a message)
收报室收報室shou1 bao4 shi4
mail room; radio reception room
收报员收報員shou1 bao4 yuan2
telegraph operator
收编收編shou1 bian1
to incorporate into one's troops; to weave in
收兵收兵shou1 bing1
to retreat; to withdraw troops; to recall troops; fig. to finish work; to wind up; to call it a day; used with negatives: the task is far from over
收残缀轶收殘綴軼shou1 can2 zhui4 yi4
to gather and patch up sth that is badly damaged (idiom)
收藏收藏shou1 cang2
to hoard; to collect; collection; to bookmark (Internet)
收藏夹收藏夾shou1 cang2 jia1
favorites folder (web browser)
收藏家收藏家shou1 cang2 jia1
a collector (e.g. of artworks)
收场收場shou1 chang3
the end; an ending; to wind down; to conclude
收成收成shou1 cheng2
harvest
收词收詞shou1 ci2
to collect words; to harvest entries for a dictionary
收存收存shou1 cun2
to receive for storage; delivery of goods; to gather and store; to store safely; safe keeping
收存箱收存箱shou1 cun2 xiang1
delivery box; drop box
收到收到shou1 dao4
to receive
收冬收冬shou1 dong1
harvest season; autumn
收发收發shou1 fa1
to receive and send; to receive and transmit
收发室收發室shou1 fa1 shi4
mail room; radio room (i.e. reception and transmission)
收方收方shou1 fang1
receiving party; recipient; debit side (of balance sheet), as opposed to credit side 付方
收房收房shou1 fang2
to take as a concubine
收费收費shou1 fei4
to charge a fee
收废站收廢站shou1 fei4 zhan4
garbage collection point; trash dump
收费站收費站shou1 fei4 zhan4
tollbooth
收伏收伏shou1 fu2
variant of 收服
收服收服shou1 fu2
to subdue; to force to capitulate; to reduce to submission; to soothe
收复收復shou1 fu4
to recover (lost territory etc); to recapture
收复失地收復失地shou1 fu4 shi1 di4
to recover lost territory
收割收割shou1 ge1
to harvest; to reap; to gather in crops
收割者收割者shou1 ge1 zhe3
reaper
收工收工shou1 gong1
to stop work for the day (generally of laborers); to knock off
收购收購shou1 gou4
to purchase (from various places); to acquire (a company)
收购要约收購要約shou1 gou4 yao1 yue1
takeover bid
收官收官shou1 guan1
final part of a go game (see 官子); endgame
收回收回shou1 hui2
to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw; to revoke
收汇收匯shou1 hui4
foreign exchange collection (finance)
收获收穫shou1 huo4
to harvest; to reap; to gain; crop; harvest; profit; gain; bonus; reward
收获收獲shou1 huo4
variant of 收穫|收获
收获节收穫節shou1 huo4 jie2
harvest festival
收货人收貨人shou1 huo4 ren2
addressee; consignee
收集收集shou1 ji2
to gather; to collect
收假收假shou1 jia4
(of holidays) to come to an end; end of a vacation
收监收監shou1 jian1
to imprison; to take into custody
收件人收件人shou1 jian4 ren2
recipient (of mail); To: (email header)
收件匣收件匣shou1 jian4 xia2
inbox (email)
收件箱收件箱shou1 jian4 xiang1
inbox
收缴收繳shou1 jiao3
to recover (illegally obtained property); to seize; to capture; to force sb to hand over sth; to levy
收紧收緊shou1 jin3
to tighten up (restrictions etc)
收据收據shou1 ju4
receipt
收看收看shou1 kan4
to watch (a TV program)
收口收口shou1 kou3
to cast off (in knitting); to sew a finishing hem; to close up (of wound); to heal
收款台收款臺shou1 kuan3 tai2
checkout counter; cashier's desk
收揽收攬shou1 lan3
to win the support of; to get over to one's side; to keep control of
收礼收禮shou1 li3
to accept a gift; to receive presents
收敛收斂shou1 lian3
to vanish; to moderate; to exercise restraint; to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc); to astringe; (math.) to converge
收敛锋芒收斂鋒芒shou1 lian3 feng1 mang2
to draw in one's claws; to show some modesty
收敛级数收斂級數shou1 lian3 ji2 shu4
convergent series (math.)
收敛性收斂性shou1 lian3 xing4
convergence (math.); astringent
收敛序列收斂序列shou1 lian3 xu4 lie4
convergent sequence (math.)
收留收留shou1 liu2
to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care
收留所收留所shou1 liu2 suo3
shelter; refuge
收拢收攏shou1 long3
to draw to oneself; to gather up; to collect; to fold up (an umbrella, wings etc); to assemble (a party of persons); to rope in (some people)
收拢人心收攏人心shou1 long3 ren2 xin1
to win people's hearts
收录收錄shou1 lu4
to include (in a collection); to put together (stories, poems etc); to record; to employ; to recruit
收录机收錄機shou1 lu4 ji1
radio-tape recorder
收罗收羅shou1 luo2
to gather (people); to collect (talent); to come to an end
收买收買shou1 mai3
to purchase; to bribe
收纳收納shou1 na4
to receive; to accept; to take in; to hold
收盘收盤shou1 pan2
market close
收盘价收盤價shou1 pan2 jia4
closing price (of share, commodity etc)
收票员收票員shou1 piao4 yuan2
ticket collector
收旗卷伞收旗卷傘shou1 qi2 juan3 san3
lit. to furl up flags and umbrellas (idiom); fig. to stop what one is doing
收讫收訖shou1 qi4
received in full (goods, payment)
收取收取shou1 qu3
to receive; to collect
收容收容shou1 rong2
to provide a place to stay; to house; to accommodate; (of an institution etc) to take in; to accept
收容教育收容教育shou1 rong2 jiao4 yu4
custody and reeducation (administrative punishment for prostitutes)
收容人收容人shou1 rong2 ren2
inmate
收容所收容所shou1 rong2 suo3
temporary shelter; hospice; refuge (e.g. for animals); detention center
收入收入shou1 ru4
to take in; income; revenue
收入政策收入政策shou1 ru4 zheng4 ce4
income policy
收声收聲shou1 sheng1
(Cantonese) to stop talking; to shut up
收生婆收生婆shou1 sheng1 po2
midwife
收视收視shou1 shi4
to watch TV
收视率收視率shou1 shi4 lv4
ratings (of a TV show)
收拾收拾shou1 shi5
to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb
收拾残局收拾殘局shou1 shi5 can2 ju2
to clear up the mess; to pick up the pieces
收手收手shou1 shou3
to stop; to pull back
收受收受shou1 shou4
to receive; to accept
收税收稅shou1 shui4
to collect tax
收缩收縮shou1 suo1
to pull back; to shrink; to contract; (physiology) systole
收缩压收縮壓shou1 suo1 ya1
systolic blood pressure
收条收條shou1 tiao2
receipt
收听收聽shou1 ting1
to listen (to); to listen (in)
收妥收妥shou1 tuo3
(commerce) to have received (goods, money)
收尾收尾shou1 wei3
to wind up; to bring to an end; to finish
收尾音收尾音shou1 wei3 yin1
final (i.e. final consonant or stop of some syllables in Asian phonetics)
收线收線shou1 xian4
to reel in (a fishing line etc); to hang up the phone
收效收效shou1 xiao4
to yield results
收心收心shou1 xin1
to concentrate on the task; to curb one's evil instincts
收讯收訊shou1 xun4
(wireless) reception
收押收押shou1 ya1
in custody; to keep sb in detention
收养收養shou1 yang3
to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc); to adopt (a child); adoption
收益收益shou1 yi4
earnings; profit
收益率收益率shou1 yi4 lv4
earnings rate; earnings yield (finance)
收益帐户收益帳戶shou1 yi4 zhang4 hu4
income account (accountancy)
收音收音shou1 yin1
to receive a radio signal; to make an audio recording; (of an auditorium etc) to have good acoustics; (vocal training, linguistics) ending (of a word or syllable)
收音机收音機shou1 yin1 ji1
radio
收银收銀shou1 yin2
to receive payment
收银机收銀機shou1 yin2 ji1
cash register; check out counter
收银台收銀台shou1 yin2 tai2
checkout counter; cashier's desk
收支收支shou1 zhi1
cash flow; financial balance; income and expenditure
收支平衡点收支平衡點shou1 zhi1 ping2 heng2 dian3
break-even point
收之桑榆收之桑榆shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2
see 失之東隅，收之桑榆|失之东隅，收之桑榆
收支相抵收支相抵shou1 zhi1 xiang1 di3
to break even; balance between income and expenditure
税收稅收shui4 shou1
taxation
魏收魏收wei4 shou1
Wei Shou (506-572), writer and historian of Northern dynasty Qi 北齊|北齐, compiler of History of Wei of the Northern dynasties 魏書|魏书
无线电接收机無線電接收機wu2 xian4 dian4 jie1 shou1 ji1
receiver (radio)
无线电收发机無線電收發機wu2 xian4 dian4 shou1 fa1 ji1
transceiver; radio frequency receiver, broadcaster or relay
吸收吸收xi1 shou1
to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest; to recruit
吸收剂量吸收劑量xi1 shou1 ji4 liang4
absorbed dose
心脏收缩压心臟收縮壓xin1 zang4 shou1 suo1 ya1
systolic blood pressure
验收驗收yan4 shou1
to inspect and accept; acceptance
一发不可收拾一發不可收拾yi1 fa1 bu4 ke3 shou1 shi5
things that have happened can hardly be controlled; to get out of hand