Definition
收摊 is a separable verb (离合词, 收 + 摊) meaning 'to pack up the stall for the day', used literally for street vendors or figuratively to mean 'call it a day / wrap up work'. When you need to insert aspect particles (了, 过), measure words, or duration, you split the two parts: 收了摊 ('packed up the stall'), 收过两次摊 ('packed up twice'), 收完摊 ('finished packing up'). The person who packs up is usually the subject; the object (the stall) is already part of the word.
v.o.
to pack up the stallto close up shop for the day(figuratively) to call it a dayto finish up work for now
Examples
- 收摊。Tāmen měitiān xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn shōu tān.They pack up the stall at five every afternoon.
- ，收摊。Jīntiān tài lèi le, wǒmen shōu tān ba.I'm really tired today — let's call it a day.
- 。Tā shōu le tān jiù huí jiā le.He packed up the stall and went home.
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