Usage note
回收表示把旧物收回来再利用。
huí shōu biǎo shì bǎ jiù wù shōu huí lái zài lì yòng。
回收 means to collect used items for reuse.
Context note
回收常用于环保、垃圾和资源。
huí shōu cháng yòng yú huán bǎo 、 lā jī hé zī yuán。
It is often used with environmental protection, waste, and resources.
5 examples
请把瓶子回收。
qǐng bǎ píng zi huí shōu。
Please recycle the bottle.
这里回收旧纸。
zhè lǐ huí shōu jiù zhǐ。
Old paper is recycled here.
回收可以保护环境。
huí shōu kě yǐ bǎo hù huán jìng。
Recycling can protect the environment.
他们回收电池。
tā men huí shōu diàn chí。
They recycle batteries.
垃圾要分类回收。
lā jī yào fēn lèi huí shōu。
Trash should be sorted and recycled.
5 mini stories
老师带孩子们了解回收。
lǎo shī dài hái zi men liǎo jiě huí shōu。
The teacher brought the children to learn about recycling.
他们把旧书拿去回收。
tā men bǎ jiù shū ná qù huí shōu。
They took old books for recycling.
回收资源很重要。
huí shōu zī yuán hěn zhòng yào。
Recycling resources is important.
社区里有回收站。
shè qū lǐ yǒu huí shōu zhàn。
There is a recycling station in the community.
回收后，很多东西还能再用。
huí shōu hòu， hěn duō dōng xī hái néng zài yòng。
After recycling, many things can still be used again.
Mini dialogue
扔垃圾
A
这个瓶子可以回收吗？
Zhège píngzi kěyǐ huíshōu ma?
Can this bottle be recycled?
B
可以，放进蓝色的回收箱。
Kěyǐ, fàng jìn lán sè de huíshōu xiāng.
Yes, put it in the blue recycling bin.
做手工
A
我们用回收的纸做手工吧。
Wǒmen yòng huíshōu de zhǐ zuò shǒugōng ba.
Let's make crafts with recycled paper.
B
好主意，这样很环保。
Hǎo zhǔyi, zhèyàng hěn huánbǎo.
Good idea, it's very eco-friendly.
Related words and contrasts
related
再利用
zài lìyòng
reuse
再利用 means to use again, which is a key part of recycling.
related
分类
fēnlèi
sort, classify
分类 is sorting waste into categories, an important step before recycling.
related
环保
huánbǎo
environmental protection
环保 is the broader concept of protecting the environment, which recycling helps with.