接收 (jiē shōu) — to receive (a signal, message, or transmission); to admit, to take in (people, e.g. new members or employees); to take over, to expropriate (property, a factory, land)
Definition
接收 spans receiving a signal/message, admitting people, and taking over property — a broader, more institutional 'receive' than 接受 (which is for offers, ideas, facts) and 收 (everyday collecting).
verb
to receive (a signal, message, or transmission)to admitto take in (people, e.g. new members or employees)to take overto expropriate (property, a factory, land)
Examples
- 接收。Zhè tái shōu yīn jī kě yǐ jiē shōu hěn duō pín dào.This radio can receive many channels.
- 接收。Xué xiào jīn nián jiē shōu le wǔ shí míng xīn shēng.The school admitted fifty new students this year.
- 接收。Zhèng fǔ jué dìng jiē shōu nà jiā dǎo bì de gōng chǎng.The government decided to take over that bankrupt factory.
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