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受到 (shòu dào) — to receive (praise, education, punishment, etc.); to be treated (in a certain way)

Definition

受到 is the completed-result form meaning 'to receive / to be …-ed' (praise, education, punishment). Use 受 for ongoing 'receive/suffer' or in set phrases like 受欢迎.

verb
to receive (praise, education, punishment, etc.)to be treated (in a certain way)

Examples

  • 受到。
    Tā de xīn gē fēi cháng shòu dào huān yíng.
    His new song is very well received.
  • ，受到。
    Zài zhè cì bǐ sài zhōng, tā shòu dào le dà jiā de biǎo yáng.
    In this competition, he received everyone's praise.
  • 受到。
    Suǒ yǒu de hái zi dōu yīng gāi shòu dào jiào yù.
    All children should receive an education.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

受shòureceive
到dàoarrive/complete

受 as receive joins 到 as arrival or completion to mean receiving something.

Characters in this word

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
至至zhìto arrive
Sound part声符shēngfú
刀
刀dāo到dào
Same sound today

到 combines 至, meaning 'to arrive', with 刀 as the sound part. The 至 part points to the idea of reaching a stopping point.

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