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受
shòu
1.
to receive
2.
to accept
3.
to suffer
4.
subjected to
5.
to bear
6.
to stand
7.
pleasant
8.
(passive marker)
Very Common • Top 1%
✏️ 8 strokes
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
享受
xiǎngshòu
to enjoy
备受
bèishòu
to fully experience (good or bad)
免受
miǎnshòu
to avoid suffering
受事
shòushì
object (of a transitive verb)
受享
shòuxiǎng
to enjoy
受任
shòurèn
appointment (to a job)
受俸
shòufèng
to receive an official's salary
受伤
shòushāng
to sustain injuries
受雇
shòugù
to be employed
受刑
shòuxíng
beaten
受到
shòudào
to receive
受制
shòuzhì
controlled (by sb)
受取
shòuqǔ
to accept
受命
shòumìng
ordained or appointed to a post
受困
shòukùn
trapped
受够
shòugòu
to have had enough of
受孕
shòuyùn
to become pregnant
受害
shòuhài
to suffer damage, injury etc
受寒
shòuhán
affected by cold
受审
shòushěn
on trial (for a crime)
Example Sentences (2)
王教授，今天听完您的这节课，我终于明白为什么您的课那么受学生欢迎了。
Wáng jiàoshòu, jīntiān tīng wán nín de zhè jié kè, wǒ zhōngyú míngbai wèishénme nín de kè nàme shòu xuéshēng huānyíng le.
Professor Wang, after listening to your class today, I finally understand why your classes are so popular with students.
Text 3
这么说你喜欢听京剧也是受了你爷爷的影响？
Zhème shuō nǐ xǐhuan tīng jīngjù yě shì shòu le nǐ yéye de yǐngxiǎng?
So you like listening to Beijing opera because of your grandfather's influence too?
Text 1
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 4
- Character Frequency Rank
- 237
- Word Frequency Rank
- 458 of 84,292