收回

• 拼音: shōu huí
• 汉字拆解: 收 = 丩 (to twist) + 攵 (to tap), meaning to gather; 回 = a pictograph of a whirlpool, meaning to return

含义

To take back; to withdraw; to retract.

Used for physically taking back an object, withdrawing a statement or decision, or reclaiming something previously given or lent. Can be used in both concrete and abstract senses.

例句

1. 他决定收回刚才说的话。
2. 图书馆要求大家按时收回借出的书。
3. 公司收回了之前发出的通知。

用法指南

语境: everyday, business

语气: direct

正确说法

• 请把你的话收回去，这样说很不礼貌。(Please take back what you said — that was very rude.)
• 到期后银行会收回贷款。(The bank will recall the loan after it matures.)

错误说法

• 我要收回我的朋友。(Don't use 收回 for people — it is used for objects, statements, or rights, not for personal relationships.)

起源与历史

Compound of 收 (to receive, to collect) and 回 (to return), literally 'to collect back.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal