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收到shōu dàoto receive

HSK 3word

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收到 (shōu dào) means "to receive," getting something that was sent to you. It appears in 我收到了你的信。 (I received your letter.) and 你收到我的邮件了吗? (Did you receive my email?) In the dialogue, A asks whether B received the email A sent yesterday, B says yes and has already read it, and A asks B to reply soon.

What does 收到 mean?

  1. 1.

    to receiveverb

What do the characters in 收到 mean?

  • 收to receive
  • 到(verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)

How do you use 收到?

See it in 收到了你的信 and 收到我的邮件

What are some examples of 收到 in a sentence?

  1. 我收到了你的信。

    Wǒ shōudào le nǐ de xìn.

    I received your letter.

  2. 你收到我的邮件了吗?

    Nǐ shōudào wǒ de yóujiàn le ma?

    Did you receive my email?

How is 收到 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你收到我昨天发的邮件了吗?

    Nǐ shōudào wǒ zuótiān fā de yóujiàn le ma?

    Did you receive the email I sent yesterday?

  2. Speaker B:

    收到了,我已经看了。

    Shōudào le, wǒ yǐjīng kàn le.

    Yes, I got it. I've already read it.

  3. Speaker A:

    那你早点儿回我吧。

    Nà nǐ zǎo diǎnr huí wǒ ba.

    Then please reply to me soon.

  4. Speaker B:

    好的,没问题。

    Hǎo de, méi wèntí.

    Sure, no problem.

Can you use 收到 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (received): 我___了你的信。 (I received your letter.)
  2. 2.What does 你收到我的邮件了吗? mean?
  3. 3.Which word means "to receive"?

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.