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经受 (jīng shòu) — to undergo, endure, withstand (hardship, test, pressure, etc.)

Definition

经受 means to undergo and withstand a difficult experience or test. Pairs with abstract forces (压力, 考验, 风雨); 忍受 is to bear pain quietly, 遭受 is to be hit by misfortune.

verb
to undergoendurewithstand (hardship, test, pressure, etc.)

Examples

  • 经受。
    Zhè ge guó jiā jīng shòu le duō cì jīng jì wēi jī.
    This country has undergone many economic crises.
  • 经受。
    Tā jīng shòu zhù le jù dà de gōng zuò yā lì.
    He withstood enormous work pressure.
  • 经受。
    Zhè zuò lǎo jiàn zhù jīng shòu le bǎi nián fēng yǔ.
    This old building has endured a hundred years of wind and rain.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

经jīngundergo
受shòureceive

经 undergo and 受 receive combine to mean bear through hardship or pressure.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 經; 经 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糹Written in full as糸mìsilk; thread
Sound part声符shēngfú
巠
巠jīng經jīng
Same sound today

The traditional form 經 combines 糹 (silk; thread) with 巠, which gives the sound.

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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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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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