接受

jiē shòu

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Very common

Definitions

1. to accept
2. to receive

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

• 拒绝 jù jué 拒绝 jù jué to refuse; to decline; to reject used when someone declines an offer or request: to refuse; to decline; to reject

Related words

2 items

• 接收 jiē shōu 接收 jiē shōu reception (of transmitted signal) to receive, often used for physical items or signals: reception (of transmitted signal)
• 认可 rèn kě 认可 rèn kě to approve to approve or endorse, similar in some contexts: to approve

Usage notes

Collocations

接受 is often used with 礼物 (gift), 邀请 (invitation), or 批评 (criticism), but not with physical objects like packages, for which 收到 or 接收 is more natural.

Common mistakes

Do not use 接受 for 'receiving a phone call' or 'receiving a letter'; use 接到 (电话) or 收到 (信).

Example Sentences

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接受 这个工作有什么条件？

What are the conditions for accepting this job?

我 接受 你的邀请。

I accept your invitation.

她在大学 接受 教育。

She receives an education at the university.

我 接受 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13112071)

湯姆會 接受 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6206031)

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Words Containing 接受

• 可接受性 可接受性 kě jiē shòu xìng: acceptability
• 拒不接受 拒不接受 jù bù jiē shòu: refusing to accept
• 接受审问 接受审问 jiē shòu shěn wèn: under interrogation (for a crime)
• 接受者 接受者 jiē shòu zhě: recipient

Child Words of 接受

• 受 受 shòu: to receive
• 接 接 jiē: to receive