收敛 (shōu liǎn) — Chinese word meaning

植物通过根系吸收水分和养分。

zhí wù tōng guò gēn xì xī shōu shuǐ fèn hé yǎng fèn

Plants absorb water and nutrients through their root systems.

我们应该回收塑料瓶。

wǒ men yīng gāi huí shōu sù liào píng

We should recycle plastic bottles.

我已经接收到你的邮件了。

wǒ yǐ jīng jiē shōu dào nǐ de yóu jiàn le

I have already received your email.

我每天晚上收看新闻。

wǒ měi tiān wǎn shang shōu kàn xīn wén

I watch the news every evening.

农民在秋天收获粮食。

nóng mín zài qiū tiān shōu huò liáng shi

Farmers harvest grain in autumn.

我喜欢收集邮票。

wǒ xǐ huan shōu jí yóu piào

I like collecting stamps.

今年农民获得了丰收。

jīn nián nóng mín huò dé le fēng shōu

This year the farmers achieved a bumper harvest.

这所大学今年招收了五百名新生。

zhè suǒ dà xué jīn nián zhāo shōu le wǔ bǎi míng xīn shēng

This university enrolled 500 new students this year.

这家餐厅不收取服务费。

zhè jiā cān tīng bù shōu qǔ fú wù fèi

This restaurant does not charge a service fee.

这项投资的收益很高。

zhè xiàng tóu zī de shōu yì hěn gāo

The return on this investment is very high.

我喜欢收藏邮票。

wǒ xǐ huan shōu cáng yóu piào

I like collecting stamps.

这家公司收购了三个竞争对手。

zhè jiā gōng sī shōu gòu le sān gè jìng zhēng duì shǒu

This company acquired three competitors.

农民通过种植经济作物增收。

nóng mín tōng guò zhòng zhí jīng jì zuò wù zēng shōu

Farmers increase their income by planting cash crops.

政府决定征收新的环境税。

zhèng fǔ jué dìng zhēng shōu xīn de huán jìng shuì

The government decided to levy a new environmental tax.

他们试图收买证人。

tā men shì tú shōu mǎi zhèng rén

They tried to bribe the witness.

他们决定收养一个孤儿。

tā men jué dìng shōu yǎng yí ge gū ér

They decided to adopt an orphan.

农民们正在收割小麦。

nóng mín men zhèng zài shōu gē xiǎo mài

The farmers are harvesting wheat.

经过多年努力，他们终于收复了这座城市。

jīng guò duō nián nǔ lì tā men zhōng yú shōu fù le zhè zuò chéng shì

After years of effort, they finally recaptured this city.

请保管好这张收据。

qǐng bǎo guǎn hǎo zhè zhāng shōu jù

Please keep this receipt safe.

他每个月都记录收支。

tā měi gè yuè dōu jì lù shōu zhī

He records his income and expenditure every month.

他收留了一只流浪猫。

tā shōu liú le yì zhī liú làng māo

He took in a stray cat.

天气冷时，血管会收缩。

tiān qì lěng shí xuè guǎn huì shōu suō

When it's cold, blood vessels contract.

这个电视剧的收视率很高。

zhè ge diàn shì jù de shōu shì lǜ hěn gāo

This TV drama's viewership rating is very high.

我每天早上听收音机。

wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang tīng shōu yīn jī

I listen to the radio every morning.

老师没收了学生的手机。

lǎo shī mò shōu le xué sheng de shǒu jī

The teacher confiscated the student's phone.

税收是国家财政的主要来源。

shuì shōu shì guó jiā cái zhèng de zhǔ yào lái yuán

Taxation is the main source of national finance.

工程完工后需要验收。

gōng chéng wán gōng hòu xū yào yàn shōu

After the project is completed, it needs to be inspected and accepted.