Definition
接收 means 'to receive' in three specific contexts: signals/messages, admitting people (e.g. new members), or taking over property/factories. It is more formal and technical than the everyday 收 (shōu 'receive, collect'), and unlike 接受 (jiē shòu 'accept'), which is for offers, suggestions, or facts, 接收 often involves a concrete transfer or admission process.
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)
Easily confused
- 接受jiē shòusound-aliketo accept, to receive (an offer, suggestion, fact, etc.)
- 接手jiē shǒusound-aliketo take over (duties, tasks, projects, etc.)
Examples
- 接收。Zhè tái shōuyīnjī kěyǐ jiē shōu hěn duō píndào.This radio can receive many channels.
- 接收。Xuéxiào jīnnián jiē shōu le wǔshí míng xīnshēng.The school admitted fifty new students this year.
- 接收。Zhèngfǔ juédìng jiē shōu nà jiā dǎobì de gōngchǎng.The government decided to take over that bankrupt factory.
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