收藏 shōucáng to collect
to collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmark; a collection
How to remember 收藏: 收 receive + 藏 to hide = to collect.
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How it is used
- To collect and keep valuable items, or a collection - 收藏古董 (shōucáng gǔdǒng) collect antiques, 私人收藏 (sīrén shōucáng) private collection.
- Implies treasuring and safekeeping over time; also the Internet 'bookmark/save' (收藏这篇文章 bookmark this article).
- Contrast 搜集/收集 (collect/gather for a purpose); 收藏 is keeping treasured things for their own value.
Example sentences
- 我想看看您的邮票收藏。 Wǒ xiǎng kànkàn nín de yóupiào shōucáng.I would like to have a look at your collection of stamps.
- 这枚钻戒值得收藏。 Zhè méi zuànjiè zhíde shōucáng.This diamond ring is worth collecting.