shòu

HSK 3

受 (shòu) is a Chinese word meaning “to receive; to accept; to suffer”.

Meanings

  1. 1to receive
  2. 2to accept
  3. 3to suffer
  4. 4subjected to
  5. 5to bear
  6. 6to stand
  7. 7pleasant
  8. 8(passive marker)
  9. 9(LGBT) bottom
Part of speech
verb

Related words

接受to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce享受to enjoy受到to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)受伤to sustain injuries感受to sense受害者casualty受害人victim忍受to bear; to endure受不了unbearable承受to bear难受to feel unwell好受feeling better

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