承受 (chéng shòu) — to bear, to endure (pressure, responsibility, pain, consequences); to inherit (property, estate)
Definition
承受 is 'to bear/endure' something difficult (pressure, pain, consequences) — it takes a negative weight as object, unlike 继承 ('to inherit' property/traits). For physical loads or cultural weight, prefer 承载.
verb
to bearto endure (pressure, responsibility, pain, consequences)to inherit (property, estate)
Examples
- 承受。Tā chéng shòu zhe jù dà de gōng zuò yā lì.He bears enormous work pressure.
- 承受。Tā bì xū chéng shòu zì jǐ de xuǎn zé dài lái de hòu guǒ.She must bear the consequences of her own choices.
- 承受。Tā chéng shòu le zǔ fù míng xià de yí chù fáng chǎn.He inherited a property under his grandfather's name.
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