回收 huíshōu to recycle
to recycle; to reclaim; to retrieve; to recover; to recall (a defective product)
How to remember 回收: 回 return + 收 receive = to recycle.
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How it is used
- To recycle / recover / take back - 垃圾回收 (lājī huíshōu) garbage recycling; 回收利用 (huíshōu lìyòng) recycle and reuse.
- Covers recycling waste, reclaiming resources, and recalling/buying back products. Contrast 收回 (shōuhuí, to take/get something back, e.g. words, land).
- Common on bins: 可回收物 (kě huíshōu wù) recyclables.