收到

收到 shōudào

Receive

收到 in a sentence shoudao

What 收到 means

  1. Receive

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 收到 will read it the same way this page does.

Character by character

收到 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

shōu
Accept (collect - receive - put away - take back)
dào
To (arrive - go to)

How to write 收到

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收到 in a sentence

This entry has no example sentence of its own yet, but 收到 is used in the stories, phrases and grammar examples published elsewhere on this site — all of them are collected here, with pinyin, English and audio.

Sounds the same as 收到

These are also written shoudao without tone marks. Tones and context are what keep them apart — which is why the tone is part of the word, not an accent on it.

Train the difference in the Tone Trainer or the Similar Sounds Quiz.

Questions about 收到

What does 收到 mean in English?

收到 is pronounced shōudào and means Receive.

How do you pronounce 收到?

收到 is shōudào in pinyin — written shoudao without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 收到?

收到 is written with 2 characters: 收 (shōu) Accept (collect - receive - put away - take back), 到 (dào) To (arrive - go to). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

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