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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.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

承chéngbear
受shòureceive

承 and 受 both involve receiving and bearing pressure or cost, so together they mean to endure or support.

Characters in this word

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

  • 卩卩jiékneeling person
  • 廾廾gǒngboth hands

承 combines 卩, a kneeling person, and 廾, both hands, to show holding or carrying.

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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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