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How to Use 受

Receive or undergo something

Words indicating passive receiving or being subjected to an action or state.

受到 • shòu dào • receive • HSK 4

HSK 4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 受

感受 • gǎn shòu • be affected by; feeling; perception

HSK 5

gǎn感

shòu

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

shòu受

le了

shāng伤

，

xū需

yào

Information

Pinyinshòu

Meaningto receive, to accept, to suffer

Strokes8

Radical又

Traditional受

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Frequency#423

Zhuyinㄕㄡˋ

UnicodeU+53D7

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受=爫claw+冖cover+又hand

Two hands (爫, 又) passing a boat (舟) — to receive or give.

shòu受

dào到

receive

接受 • jiē shòu • accept • HSK 4

HSK 4

jiē接

shòu受

accept

受伤 • shòu shāng • be injured; be wounded • HSK 5

HSK 5

shòu受

shāng伤

be injured; be wounded

Bear or endure

Words expressing endurance, tolerance, or suffering through difficulty.

难受 • nán shòu • feel unwell; difficult to bear • HSK 4

HSK 4

nán难

shòu受

feel unwell; difficult to bear

受不了 • shòu bù liǎo • cannot bear it • HSK 4

HSK 4

shòu受

bù不

liǎo了

cannot bear it

忍受 • rěn shòu • bear; undergo; suffer • HSK 6

HSK 6

rěn忍

shòu受

bear; undergo; suffer

受

be affected by; feeling; perception

享受 • xiǎng shòu • enjoy

HSK 5

xiǎng享

shòu受

enjoy

承受 • chéng shòu • to bear; support; to endure; inherit

HSK 5

chéng承

shòu受

to bear; support; to endure; inherit

受灾 • shòu zāi • disaster-stricken

HSK 3.0 · L6

shòu受

zāi灾

disaster-stricken

受罪 • shòu zuì • endure hardships

HSK 6

shòu受

zuì罪

endure hardships

遭受 • zāo shòu • suffer; be subjected to; sustain

HSK 6

zāo遭

shòu受

suffer; be subjected to; sustain

要

xiū休

xi息

。

He was injured and needs to rest.

tā他

shòu受

jìn尽

le了

kǔ苦

nàn难

。

He has suffered all kinds of hardships.

tā他

zài在

bǐ比

sài赛

zhōng中

shòu受

shāng伤

le了

。

He got injured during the competition

tā他

jiē接

shòu受

le了

wǒ我

de的

jiàn建

yì议

。

He accepted my suggestion

zhè这

xiàng项

xīn新

zhèng政

cè策

jiāng将

shǐ使

suǒ所

yǒu有

shì市

mín民

cháng长

qī期

shòu受

yì益

。

This new policy will benefit all citizens in the long term.

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爬páto crawl, to climb
怕pàto fear, to be afraid
胖pàngfat
骑qíto ride (a bicycle, horse)
起qǐto rise, to get up, to start
伞sǎnumbrella

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "shou".

狩shòuwinter hunting; imperial tour
瘦shòuthin
首shǒufirst (occasion, thing etc.)
授shòuto give, to confer, to teach
寿shòulongevity, long life
售shòuto sell

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "又".

叔shūfather's younger brother; uncle
又yòuagain
叛pànto betray, to rebel
友yǒufriend, companion
反fǎnopposite, reverse, against
双shuānga pair of

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