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受罪 (shòu zuì): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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受罪 (shòu zuì): Endure hardships (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

受罪 consists of 2 characters.

to receive, to accept, to suffer

crime, sin, guilt

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 受罪.

Words with 受

受到shòu dàoHSK 4
接受jiē shòuHSK 4
难受nán shòuHSK 4
受不了shòu bù liǎoHSK 4
承受chéng shòuHSK 5
享受xiǎng shòu
受伤shòu shāng
受害shòu hài

Words with 罪

得罪dé zuì
犯罪fàn zuì
罪孽zuì niè
罪恶zuì è
罪犯zuìfàn
赦罪shè zuì
罪魁祸首zuìkuí-huòshǒu

How to Use 受罪 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 受罪 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith日子

shòu受

zuì罪

de的

rì日

zi子

neutral

days of suffering

Adverb + Verbwith白白

bái白

bái白

shòu受

zuì罪

Verb + Complementwith跟着

gēn跟

zhe着

shòu受

zuì罪

Verb + Objectwith活

huó活

shòu受

zuì罪

informalSpoken

Example Sentences with 受罪

jīn今

tiān天

hěn很

rè热

，

wǒ我

shòu受

neutral

suffer for nothing

informal

Spoken

suffer along with

suffer needlessly

zuì

罪

le了

。

It's very hot today, I suffered.

zài在

rú如

cǐ此

è恶

liè劣

de的

tiān天

qì气

xià下

dēng登

shān山

，

jiǎn简

zhí直

shì是

zì自

zhǎo找

shòu受

zuì罪

。

Climbing a mountain in such terrible weather is simply asking for hardship.

cháng长

qī期

zài在

zào噪

yīn音

wū污

rǎn染

yán严

zhòng重

de的

huán环

jìng境

zhōng中

gōng工

zuò作

，

wú无

yì异

yú于

màn慢

xìng性

shòu受

zuì罪

。

Working long-term in an environment with severe noise pollution is tantamount to enduring hardships chronically.

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tā他

shēng生

bìng病

le了

，

zài在

yī医

yuàn院

shòu受

zuì罪

。

He is sick and suffering in the hospital.

wèi为

le了

zhuī追

qiú求

bú不

qiè切

shí实

jì际

de的

wán

yǒu有

le了

xiàn现

dài代

huà化

de的

shè设

bèi备

，

wǒ

wèi为

le了

wán完

chéng成

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

，

wǒ

jì既

yào要

rěn忍

shòu受

bìng病

tòng痛

，

yòu又

yào要

chéng

完

měi美

，

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

shì是

zài在

shòu受

zuì罪

ma吗

？

In pursuit of unrealistic perfection, don't you feel like you're enduring hardships?

我

men们

zài再

yě也

bú不

bì必

xiàng像

qián前

rén人

nà那

yàng样

shòu受

zuì罪

le了

。

With modern equipment, we no longer have to endure hardships like our predecessors did.

我

men们

jiā加

bān班

jiā加

diǎn点

，

zhēn真

shì是

shòu受

zuì罪

。

To complete this project, we worked overtime day and night, it was really a suffering.

承

dān担

jīng经

jì济

yā压

lì力

，

tā他

zhè这

duàn段

shí时

jiān间

zhēn真

shì是

shòu受

zuì罪

le了

。

Having to endure both illness and financial pressure, he has really suffered hardships during this period.