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查收

Mandarin · pinyin chá shōu

to check for receipt of (an email, an enclosed item in a letter etc) (typically used in the polite imperative, e.g. after 請 qǐng)

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查: chá · investigate, examine, seek into
收: shōu · gather together, collect; harvest

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2–1 · cha2 shou1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

caa4 sau1

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verb

to check (mail, email, goods, etc.) and accept what is sent herewith; to find enclosed
to check and confiscate

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