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受尽 (shòu jǐn) — to suffer to the utmost; to endure a great deal of (hardship, pain, etc.)

Definition

A verb meaning 'to suffer / endure to the utmost' — emphasizes the MAXIMUM extent of hardship or pain (苦头, 委屈, 折磨). Always followed by a negative experience.

verb
to suffer to the utmostto endure a great deal of (hardship, pain, etc.)

Examples

  • 受尽。
    Tā zài zhàn zhēng zhōng shòu jǐn le kǔ tou.
    He suffered a great deal of hardship in the war.
  • 受尽。
    Tā shòu jǐn le wěi qu què cóng bú bào yuàn.
    She endured a lot of grievance but never complained.
  • 受尽。
    Nà xiē nàn mín shòu jǐn le zhé mó cái táo chū lái.
    Those refugees suffered extreme torture before escaping.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

受shòusuffer
尽jìnexhaust

受 expresses suffering, and 尽 expresses exhaustion, so the idea is suffering to the utmost.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

受 possibly combines 爪 and 又 as hands with 舟 as a boat, to show handing something over.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 盡; 尽 is its simplified writing.

  • 聿聿yùhand holding a brush
  • 灬灬huǒbristles
  • 皿皿mǐndish

The traditional form 盡 shows 聿 (hand holding a brush) and 灬 (bristles) over 皿 (dish), cleaning a dish until it is empty. The simplified 尽 is a shorthand, not those historical parts.

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