收尾
shōu wěi
Pinyin

Definition

收尾
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shōu wěi
  1. to wind up
  2. to bring to an end
  3. to finish

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

收
shōu
  1. 1 to receive
  2. 2 to accept
  3. 3 to collect
  4. 4 to put away
  5. 5 to restrain
  6. 6 to stop
  7. 7 in care of (used on address line after name)
收入
shōu rù
  1. 1 to take in
  2. 2 income
  3. 3 revenue
  4. 4 CL:筆|笔[bǐ],個|个[gè]
收到
shōu dào
  1. 1 to receive
收拾
shōu shi
  1. 1 to put in order
  2. 2 to tidy up
  3. 3 to pack
  4. 4 to repair
  5. 5 (coll.) to sort sb out
  6. 6 to fix sb
收获
shōu huò
  1. 1 variant of 收穫|收获[shōu huò]
收藏
shōu cáng
  1. 1 to hoard
  2. 2 to collect
  3. 3 collection
  4. 4 to bookmark (Internet)
一发不可收拾
yī fā bù kě shōu shi
  1. 1 once it gets started there's no stopping it
九尾狐
jiǔ wěi hú
  1. 1 nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
吸收
xī shōu
  1. 1 to absorb
  2. 2 to assimilate
  3. 3 to ingest
  4. 4 to recruit
回收
huí shōu
  1. 1 to recycle
  2. 2 to reclaim
  3. 3 to retrieve
  4. 4 to recover
  5. 5 to recall (a defective product)
尾
wěi
  1. 1 tail
  2. 2 remainder
  3. 3 remnant
  4. 4 extremity
  5. 5 sixth of the 28 constellations
  6. 6 classifier for fish
尾巴
wěi ba
  1. 1 tail
  2. 2 colloquial pr. [yǐ ba]
尾气
wěi qì
  1. 1 exhaust (i.e. waste gas from engine)
  2. 2 emissions
尾牙
wěi yá
  1. 1 a year-end dinner for employees
尾声
wěi shēng
  1. 1 coda
  2. 2 epilogue
  3. 3 end
尾部
wěi bù
  1. 1 back part
  2. 2 rear or tail section
年尾
nián wěi
  1. 1 end of the year
从头到尾
cóng tóu dào wěi
  1. 1 from start to finish
  2. 2 from head to tail
  3. 3 the whole (thing)
彻头彻尾
chè tóu chè wěi
  1. 1 lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
  2. 2 through and through
  3. 3 out and out
  4. 4 from top to bottom
接收
jiē shōu
  1. 1 reception (of transmitted signal)
  2. 2 to receive
  3. 3 to accept
  4. 4 to admit
  5. 5 to take over (e.g. a factory)
  6. 6 to expropriate

Idioms (20)

兼收并蓄
jiān shōu bìng xù
  1. 1 incorporating diverse things (idiom)
  2. 2 eclectic
  3. 3 all-embracing
名利双收
míng lì shuāng shōu
  1. 1 both fame and fortune (idiom)
  2. 2 both virtue and reward
吴头楚尾
Wú tóu Chǔ wěi
  1. 1 lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
  2. 2 head-to-tail
  3. 3 one thing starts where the other leaves off
坐收渔利
zuò shōu yú lì
  1. 1 benefit from others' dispute (idiom)
失之东隅，收之桑榆
shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú
  1. 1 to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
  2. 2 to compensate later for one's earlier loss
  3. 3 what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
宁做鸡头，不做凤尾
nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi
  1. 1 lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
尾大不掉
wěi dà bù diào
  1. 1 large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy
  2. 2 fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates
彻头彻尾
chè tóu chè wěi
  1. 1 lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
  2. 2 through and through
  3. 3 out and out
  4. 4 from top to bottom
摇头摆尾
yáo tóu bǎi wěi
  1. 1 to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)
  2. 2 to be well pleased with oneself
  3. 3 to have a lighthearted air
收旗卷伞
shōu qí juǎn sǎn
  1. 1 lit. to furl up flags and umbrellas (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to stop what one is doing
收残缀轶
shōu cán zhuì yì
  1. 1 to gather and patch up sth that is badly damaged (idiom)
早动手，早收获
zǎo dòng shǒu , zǎo shōu huò
  1. 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. 1 sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)
有头有尾
yǒu tóu yǒu wěi
  1. 1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
  2. 2 to carry things through
  3. 3 I started, so I'll finish.
有头无尾
yǒu tóu wú wěi
  1. 1 to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
  2. 2 lack of sticking power
  3. 3 short attention span
泼水难收
pō shuǐ nán shōu
  1. 1 water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom); irreversible change
狐狸尾巴
hú li wěi ba
  1. 1 lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions
  2. 2 to reveal one's evil nature
  3. 3 evidence that reveals the villain
狗尾续貂
gǒu wěi xù diāo
  1. 1 lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
畏首畏尾
wèi shǒu wèi wěi
  1. 1 afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
  2. 2 afraid of the slightest thing
美不胜收
měi bù shèng shōu
  1. 1 nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)

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