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受理 (shòu lǐ) — (of a court) to accept and hear (a case); (of an office or authority) to handle and process (an application, complaint, or service request)

Definition

受理 is what courts or offices do when they officially accept a case or application for processing. Contrast with 审理 ('to try/hear a case') — 受理 is accepting it onto the docket, 审理 is conducting the trial.

verb
(of a court) to accept and hear (a case)(of an office or authority) to handle and process (an application, complaint, or service request)

Examples

  • 受理。
    Fǎ yuàn yǐ jīng shòu lǐ le zhè qǐ mín shì sù sòng.
    The court has accepted this civil lawsuit for hearing.
  • 受理。
    Zhè ge chuāng kǒu kě yǐ shòu lǐ hù zhào shēn qǐng.
    This window can process passport applications.
  • 受理。
    Yín háng bú shòu lǐ méi yǒu dān bǎo de dài kuǎn.
    The bank will not handle unsecured loans.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

受shòuaccept
理lǐhandle

Accepting and handling together express taking a case or application into process.

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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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
玉玉yùjade
Sound part声符shēngfú
里
里lǐ理lǐ
Same sound today

理 pairs 玉 (jade) with 里, which shows how to say it; the jade part points to the old sense of polishing jade.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Law & Justice

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