受 (shòu) — to receive, to accept (a gift, education, etc.); to suffer, to endure (hardship, pain, etc.); used before verbs to indicate passive or 'to be …ed' (e.g., 受欢迎 'to be popular', 受帮助 'to be helped')
Definition
受 works in three patterns: 'receive' (受帮助 'receive help'), 'endure' (受苦 'suffer hardship'), and a passive-like marker (受欢迎 'be popular'). For passive voice with a stated doer, use 被 instead — 受 keeps the focus on what is received.
verb
to receiveto accept (a gift, education, etc.)to sufferto endure (hardship, pain, etc.)used before verbs to indicate passive or 'to be …ed' (e.g., 受欢迎 'to be popular', 受帮助 'to be helped')
Examples
- Wǒ jiē shòu le péng you sòng de shūI accepted the book that my friend gave me.
- 受。Tā cóng xiǎo shòu le hěn duō kǔ.He has suffered a lot since he was young.
- Tā zài xué xiào shòu dào le dà jiā de bāng zhùAt school, he received help from everyone.
Grammar
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