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shòu
HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. to receive
  2. 2. to accept
  3. 3. to suffer
  4. 4. subjected to
  5. 5. to bear
  6. 6. to stand
  7. 7. pleasant
  8. 8. (passive marker)

Example Sentences

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她沒 傷。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10706716)

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Words Containing 受

受夹板气
shòu jiā bǎn qì

to be attacked by both sides in a quarrel

实受资本
shí shou zī běn

paid-up capital

受难
shòu nàn

to suffer a calamity

受阻
shòu zǔ

to be obstructed

容受
róng shòu

to tolerate

受业
shòu yè

to study

代人受过
dài rén shòu guò

to take the blame for sb else

受够
shòu gòu

to have had enough of

受理
shòu lǐ

to accept to hear a case

受法律保护权
shòu fǎ lǜ bǎo hù quán

right to protection by law (law)

接受审问
jiē shòu shěn wèn

under interrogation (for a crime)

受精
shòu jīng

to receive sperm

受命于天
shòu mìng yú tiān

to be emperor by the grace of heaven; to have the mandate of heaven

受灾
shòu zāi

disaster-stricken

无功不受禄
wú gōng bù shòu lù

Don't get a reward if it's not deserved. (idiom)

受词
shòu cí

object (linguistics)

男女授受不亲
nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn

men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius)

受难纪念
shòu nán jì niàn

memorial

受保人
shòu bǎo rén

the insured person

受众
shòu zhòng

target audience

受性
shòu xìng

inborn (ability, defect)

受赏
shòu shǎng

to receive a prize

受制
shòu zhì

to be controlled (by sb)

受刑
shòu xíng

beaten

不好受
bù hǎo shòu

unpleasant

受益人
shòu yì rén

beneficiary

受试者
shòu shì zhě

subject (in an experiment)

活受罪
huó shòu zuì

(coll.) to go through sheer hell

受权
shòu quán

authorized

受灾地区
shòu zāi dì qū

disaster area

受得了
shòu de liǎo

to put up with; to endure

备受
bèi shòu

to fully experience (good or bad)

受看
shòu kàn

good-looking

受浸
shòu jìn

to be baptized

受用
shòu yòng

to enjoy

受持
shòu chí

to accept and maintain faith (Buddhism)

接受者
jiē shòu zhě

recipient

可接受性
kě jiē shòu xìng

acceptability

试管受孕
shì guǎn shòu yùn

in vitro fertilisation

受困
shòu kùn

trapped

受穷
shòu qióng

poor

不耐受
bù nài shòu

intolerance (for lactose, gluten or other foods)

承受
chéng shòu

to bear

受热
shòu rè

heated

受领者
shòu lǐng zhě

a recipient

受审
shòu shěn

to stand trial; to be on trial (for a crime)

小洞不堵,大洞受苦
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng shòu kǔ

A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.

受气
shòu qì

to be mistreated

花钱找罪受
huā qián zhǎo zuì shòu

to spend money on sth that turns out to be unsatisfactory or even disastrous

受教
shòu jiào

to receive instruction

受损
shòu sǔn

to suffer damage

受聘
shòu pìn

hired (for employment)

受窘
shòu jiǒng

embarrassed

受益匪浅
shòu yì fěi qiǎn

to benefit (from)

免受伤害
miǎn shòu shāng hài

to avoid damage

深受
shēn shòu

to receive in no small measure

免受
miǎn shòu

to avoid suffering

受胎
shòu tāi

to become pregnant

传道受业
chuán dào shòu yè

to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction

受尽
shòu jìn

to suffer enough from

受到
shòu dào

to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)

受支配
shòu zhī pèi

subject to (foreign domination, emotions etc)

领受
lǐng shòu

to accept

受虐
shòu nüe4

to suffer sexual abuse

好受
hǎo shòu

feeling better

经受
jīng shòu

to undergo (hardship)

腹背受敌
fù bèi shòu dí

to be attacked from the front and rear (idiom)

感同身受
gǎn tóng shēn shòu

to feel as if it had happened to oneself

接受
jiē shòu

to accept

收受
shōu shòu

to receive

受精囊
shòu jīng náng

seminal receptacle

受体
shòu tǐ

receptor (biochemistry)

授受
shòu shòu

to give and accept

弱受
ruò shòu

submissive

受辱
shòu rǔ

insulted

受伤
shòu shāng

to sustain injuries

人工受孕
rén gōng shòu yùn

artificial insemination

虚不受补
xū bù shòu bǔ

a person who is in poor health cannot handle sth so strong as a tonic

未受精
wèi shòu jīng

unfertilized (of ova, not soil)

自作自受
zì zuò zì shòu

to reap what one has sown (idiom)

小受
xiǎo shòu

(slang) bottom (in a homosexual relationship)

受惠
shòu huì

to benefit

受病
shòu bìng

to fall ill

不堪忍受
bù kān rěn shòu

unbearable

受难日
shòu nàn rì

Good Friday

饱受
bǎo shòu

to endure

够受的
gòu shòu de

to be quite an ordeal

受用
shòu yong

comfortable

遭受
zāo shòu

to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)

难以忍受
nán yǐ rěn shòu

hard to endure

受挫
shòu cuò

thwarted

受精卵
shòu jīng luǎn

fertilized ovum

挨打受骂
ái dǎ shòu mà

to suffer beatings and receive abuse (idiom)

拒不接受
jù bù jiē shòu

refusing to accept

不受欢迎
bù shòu huān yíng

unwelcome

感受
gǎn shòu

to sense

受降仪式
shòu xiáng yí shì

a surrender ceremony

耐受力
nài shòu lì

tolerance

受害者
shòu hài zhě

casualty

受命
shòu mìng

ordained or appointed to a post

未受影响
wèi shòu yǐng xiǎng

unaffected

物质享受
wù zhì xiǎng shòu

material benefits

受托者
shòu tuō zhě

trustee

受瘪
shòu biě

discomfited

受训
shòu xùn

to receive training

体外受精
tǐ wài shòu jīng

in vitro fertilization

受知
shòu zhī

recognized (for one's talents)

无福消受
wú fú xiāo shòu

unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom)

无功受禄
wú gōng shòu lù

to get undeserved rewards (idiom)

受膏
shòu gāo

to be anointed

受访
shòu fǎng

to give an interview

受电弓
shòu diàn gōng

pantograph (transportation)

难受
nán shòu

to feel unwell

禁受
jīn shòu

to stand

受虐狂
shòu nüe4 kuáng

masochism

受纳
shòu nà

to accept

受雇
shòu gù

to be employed

受贿
shòu huì

to accept a bribe

受事
shòu shì

object (of a transitive verb)

担惊受怕
dān jīng shòu pà

to feel apprehensive

受益
shòu yì

to benefit from

易受攻击
yì shòu gōng jī

vulnerable

受刑人
shòu xíng rén

person being executed

受欢迎
shòu huān yíng

popular

受累
shòu lèi

to be put to a lot of trouble

受取
shòu qǔ

to accept

享受
xiǎng shòu

to enjoy

受领
shòu lǐng

to receive

受孕
shòu yùn

to become pregnant; to conceive

受托人
shòu tuō rén

(law) trustee

受苦
shòu kǔ

to suffer hardship

受洗
shòu xǐ

to receive baptism

耐受
nài shòu

to tolerate

逆来顺受
nì lái shùn shòu

to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it

感受器
gǎn shòu qì

sensory receptor

受禅
shòu shàn

to accept abdication

蒙受
méng shòu

to suffer

花钱受气
huā qián shòu qì

(idiom) to have a bad experience as a customer

受难者
shòu nàn zhě

sufferer

受暑
shòu shǔ

to suffer heatstroke; to suffer heat exhaustion

受格
shòu gé

objective

受访者
shòu fǎng zhě

participant in a survey

耐受性
nài shòu xìng

tolerance (to heat, acid etc)

受聘于
shòu pìn yú

to be employed at

受体拮抗剂
shòu tǐ jié kàng jì

receptor antagonist

受潮
shòu cháo

to get moist; to get damp (due to humidity, seepage etc)

受约束
shòu yuē shù

restricted

受惊
shòu jīng

startled

受任
shòu rèn

to appoint

健康受损
jiàn kāng shòu sǔn

health damage

受控
shòu kòng

to be controlled

受宠
shòu chǒng

to receive favor (from superior)

受封
shòu fēng

to receive fief and title

受罪
shòu zuì

to endure

受害人
shòu hài rén

victim

临危受命
lín wēi shòu mìng

(idiom) to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis

受俸
shòu fèng

to receive an official's salary

受气包
shòu qì bāo

(fig.) punching bag

受不了
shòu bù liǎo

unbearable

消受
xiāo shòu

to bear

受洗命名
shòu xǐ mìng míng

to be christened

承受力
chéng shòu lì

tolerance

受托
shòu tuō

to be entrusted

无法忍受
wú fǎ rěn shòu

intolerable

受限
shòu xiàn

to be limited

满招损,谦受益
mǎn zhāo sǔn , qiān shòu yì

(idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit

挨打受气
ái dǎ shòu qì

to suffer bullying and beating (idiom)

耶稣受难节
yē sū shòu nàn jié

Good Friday

受礼
shòu lǐ

to accept a gift

受主
shòu zhǔ

acceptor (semiconductor)

施虐受虐
shī nüe4 shòu nüe4

sado-masochism

受追捧
shòu zhuī pěng

to be eagerly sought after

受享
shòu xiǎng

to enjoy

受骗
shòu piàn

to be cheated

忍受
rěn shòu

to bear

受害
shòu hài

to suffer damage, injury etc

受听
shòu tīng

nice to hear

受戒
shòu jiè

to take oaths as a monk (Buddhism)

受累
shòu lěi

to get dragged into

受降
shòu xiáng

to accept surrender

死要面子活受罪
sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì

to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)

受过
shòu guò

to take the blame (for sb else)

受宠若惊
shòu chǒng ruò jīng

overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)