领受 (lǐng shòu) — to receive (a favor, kindness, or honor); to accept with gratitude

Definition

领受 means to receive a favor, gift, or honor with gratitude — not ordinary receiving (收到), but accepting goodwill or kindness that one is humbled by. The tone is formal and written.

verb
to receive (a favor, kindness, or honor)to accept with gratitude

Examples

  • 领受，。
    Tā lǐng shòu le lǎo shī de kuì zèng, shí fēn gǎn dòng.
    He received the teacher's gift and was very moved.
  • 领受。
    Tā lǐng shòu le gōng sī shòu yǔ de yōu xiù yuán gōng jiǎng.
    She accepted the outstanding employee award granted by the company.
  • 领受，。
    Wǒ men zhēn xīn lǐng shòu duì fāng de bāng zhù, míng jì zài xīn.
    We truly accept the other party's help and keep it in mind.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

领lǐngreceive
受shòuaccept

领 and 受 both convey receiving, so the sense is to receive or accept something.

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 領; 领 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yè
Sound part声符shēngfú
令
令lìng領lǐng
Same sound today

The traditional form 領 has 令 as a sound part and 頁 as a meaning part; the simplified 领 is a later shorthand.

Open 领 →

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.

Open 受 →

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