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代收
dài shōu
Pinyin
Definition
代收
-
dài shōu
to receive sth on another's behalf
Character Decomposition
代
亻
弋
收
丨
㇙
⺙
Related Words
(20)
代
dài
1
to substitute
2
to act on behalf of others
3
to replace
4
generation
5
dynasty
6
age
7
period
8
(historical) era
9
(geological) eon
代表
dài biǎo
1
representative
2
delegate
3
CL:位[wèi],個|个[gè],名[míng]
4
to represent
5
to stand for
6
on behalf of
7
in the name of
古代
gǔ dài
1
ancient times
2
olden times
年代
nián dài
1
a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
2
age
3
era
4
period
5
CL:個|个[gè]
收
shōu
1
to receive
2
to accept
3
to collect
4
to put away
5
to restrain
6
to stop
7
in care of (used on address line after name)
收入
shōu rù
1
to take in
2
income
3
revenue
4
CL:筆|笔[bǐ],個|个[gè]
收到
shōu dào
1
to receive
收拾
shōu shi
1
to put in order
2
to tidy up
3
to pack
4
to repair
5
(coll.) to sort sb out
6
to fix sb
收获
shōu huò
1
variant of 收穫|收获[shōu huò]
收藏
shōu cáng
1
to hoard
2
to collect
3
collection
4
to bookmark (Internet)
时代
Shí dài
1
Time, US weekly news magazine
一发不可收拾
yī fā bù kě shōu shi
1
once it gets started there's no stopping it
交代
jiāo dài
1
to hand over
2
to explain
3
to make clear
4
to brief (sb)
5
to account for
6
to justify oneself
7
to confess
8
(coll.) to finish
代价
dài jià
1
price
2
cost
3
consideration (in share dealing)
代名词
dài míng cí
1
pronoun
2
synonym
3
byword
代替
dài tì
1
to replace
2
to take the place of
代沟
dài gōu
1
generation gap
代理
dài lǐ
1
to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position
2
to act as an agent or proxy
3
surrogate
4
(computing) proxy
代码
dài mǎ
1
code
代笔
dài bǐ
1
to write on behalf of sb
2
to ghostwrite
Idioms
(20)
世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
1
passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
1
passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
以言代法
yǐ yán dài fǎ
1
to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法,以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
1
to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
2
Might makes right.
兼收并蓄
jiān shōu bìng xù
1
incorporating diverse things (idiom)
2
eclectic
3
all-embracing
包办代替
bāo bàn dài tì
1
to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
名利双收
míng lì shuāng shōu
1
both fame and fortune (idiom)
2
both virtue and reward
坐收渔利
zuò shōu yú lì
1
benefit from others' dispute (idiom)
失之东隅,收之桑榆
shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú
1
to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
2
to compensate later for one's earlier loss
3
what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
容华绝代
róng huá jué dài
1
to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
富不过三代
fù bù guò sān dài
1
wealth never survives three generations (idiom)
收旗卷伞
shōu qí juǎn sǎn
1
lit. to furl up flags and umbrellas (idiom)
2
fig. to stop what one is doing
收残缀轶
shōu cán zhuì yì
1
to gather and patch up sth that is badly damaged (idiom)
新陈代谢
xīn chén dài xiè
1
metabolism (biology)
2
the new replaces the old (idiom)
早动手,早收获
zǎo dòng shǒu , zǎo shōu huò
1
The sooner you set to work, the sooner you'll reap the rewards. (idiom)
春生,夏长,秋收,冬藏
chūn shēng , xià zhǎng , qiū shōu , dōng cáng
1
sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)
时代不同,风尚不同
shí dài bù tóng , fēng shàng bù tóng
1
customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
2
O Tempora, O Mores!
泼水难收
pō shuǐ nán shōu
1
water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom); irreversible change
绝代佳人
jué dài jiā rén
1
beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance
2
prettiest girl ever
美不胜收
měi bù shèng shōu
1
nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)
Sample Sentences
我可以代收,但要检查一下包装。
wǒ kěyǐ dàishōu ,dàn yào jiǎnchá yīxià bāozhuāng 。
I can take it for him, but I need to inspect the package.
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