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好受 (hǎo shòu) — to feel better, to be more at ease (physically or mentally)

Definition

Used after illness, bad news, or discomfort to say you feel better or more at ease. Unlike 自在 (a steady state of being relaxed), 好受 describes relief after something negative.

adjective
to feel betterto be more at ease (physically or mentally)

Examples

  • ，好受。
    Xiū xi le yì tiān, wǒ xiàn zài hǎo shòu duō le.
    After resting for a day, I feel much better now.
  • ，好受。
    Zhī dào nǐ méi shēng bìng, wǒ jiù hǎo shòu le.
    Knowing you're not sick, I feel at ease.
  • 好受。
    Tā màn màn jué de xīn lǐ hǎo shòu le yì xiē.
    He gradually felt somewhat more at ease inside.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

好hǎogood
受shòubear

好 means good or well, and 受 means bear or endure; something easy to bear feels comfortable.

Characters in this word

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

好 joins 女 (woman) and 子 (child), understood as a woman with a child, linked to goodness or affection.

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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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