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shòu

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Definitions

  1. 1. (bound form) to confer; to give
  2. 2. (bound form) to teach; to instruct
  3. 3. (literary) to appoint

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1112702)

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Words Containing 授

授计
shòu jì

to confide a plan to sb

授粉
shòu fěn

to pollinate

授勋
shòu xūn

to award an honor

授任
shòu rèn

to appoint

函授大学
hán shòu dà xué

correspondence university

函授
hán shòu

to teach by correspondence

指授
zhǐ shòu

to instruct

教授
jiào shòu

professor

讲授
jiǎng shòu

to lecture; to teach

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)

授信
shòu xìn

to extend credit (finance)

客座教授
kè zuò jiào shòu

visiting professor; guest professor

面授机宜
miàn shòu jī yí

(idiom) to brief sb in person on the line of action to pursue; to advise face-to-face on how to deal with the present situation

传授
chuán shòu

to impart; to pass on; to teach

授人以柄
shòu rén yǐ bǐng

to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom)

授时
shòu shí

to broadcast a time signal

授业
shòu yè

to teach

荣誉教授
róng yù jiào shòu

emeritus professor

授人以鱼不如授人以渔
shòu rén yǐ yú bù rú shòu rén yǐ yú

give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime

授命
shòu mìng

to give orders

人工授精
rén gōng shòu jīng

artificial insemination

颁授
bān shòu

to confer (e.g. a diploma); to award

授权令
shòu quán lìng

warrant (law)

授之以鱼不如授之以渔
shòu zhī yǐ yú bù rú shòu zhī yǐ yú

give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom)

授乳
shòu rǔ

lactation

转授
zhuǎn shòu

to delegate

授受
shòu shòu

to give and accept

授权范围
shòu quán fàn wéi

scope of authority

指导教授
zhǐ dǎo jiào shòu

adviser

授权
shòu quán

to authorize

临危授命
lín wēi shòu mìng

to sacrifice one's life in a crisis

函授课程
hán shòu kè chéng

correspondence course

授衔
shòu xián

rank of professor

授予
shòu yǔ

to award

授证
shòu zhèng

to deliver (a diploma, license etc)

授课
shòu kè

to teach

授奖
shòu jiǎng

to award a prize

追授
zhuī shòu

to posthumously award

副教授
fù jiào shòu

associate professor (university post)

面授
miàn shòu

to teach face to face; to instruct in person

授精
shòu jīng

insemination

授意
shòu yì

to inspire