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收容

shōu róng

2-character word

What 收容 means

1. to provide a place to stay
2. to house
3. to accommodate
4. (of an institution etc) to take in
5. to accept

The characters in 收容

• 收shōuto receive; to accept; to collect
• 容róngto hold; to contain; to allow

Example sentences

• 这位老人收容了这个孩子。
  Zhèwèi lǎorén shōuróng le zhège háizi.
  The old man gave the child shelter.

Words starting with 收容

• 收容所shōu róng suǒtemporary shelter; hospice; refuge (e.g. for animals)
• 收容人shōu róng réninmate
• 收容教育shōu róng jiào yùcustody and reeducation (administrative punishment for prostitutes)