收衣服

shōu yīfu

phrase

Meanings

1 to take in laundry (from the line)
2 to collect clothes

Characters

to collect; to take in

clothing (bound form)

Examples

HSK 3

衣服干了,我去收衣服。

Yīfu gān le, wǒqù shōu yīfu.

The clothes are dry - I'll go take them in.

HSK 4

快下雨了,赶紧收衣服!

Kuài xiàyǔ le, gǎnjǐn shōu yīfu!

It's about to rain - hurry and take in the laundry!

Tips

usage

The natural counterpart to 晾衣服 (hanging out laundry). 收 (shōu) here means 'to take/bring in' - compare 收被子 (take in the bedding), 收被窝 (tuck in the quilt).

Stroke Order

收 shōu

衣 yī

服 fú