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受 shòu

to receive, to get, to accept; to bear

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 4
Radical
又
Type
Ideograph
Made of 爫冖又 ⿳爫冖又

Memory hint: Something 冖 passed from one hand 爫 to another 又

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  1. 我接受你的建议。
    Wǒ jiēshòu nǐ de jiànyì.
    I accept your suggestion.
    I accept you (possessive) suggestion
  2. 你身体不舒服，是不是很难受？
    Nǐ shēntǐ bù shūfu, shì bu shì hěn nánshòu?
    Are you feeling unwell, is it very uncomfortable?
    you body not comfortable, is not is very uncomfortable
  3. 请接受我们的邀请。
    Qǐng jiēshòu wǒmen de yāoqǐng.
    Please accept our invitation.
    please accept we (possessive) invitation
  4. 他不能接受这个结果。
    Tā bù néng jiēshòu zhège jiéguǒ.
    He can't accept this result.
    he not can accept this result
  5. 考试失败后，他心里很难受。
    Kǎoshì shībài hòu, tā xīnli hěn nánshòu.
    After failing the exam, he felt very upset.
    exam fail after, he heart-inside very uncomfortable

Words with 受 (12)