() — (bound form, literary) to suffer, to encounter (disaster, illness, misfortune)

Definition

Literary bound verb meaning 'to suffer' (disaster, illness, or misfortune) — always paired with a noun like 难, 患, or 祸. Far more formal and written than everyday 受.

bound form
(bound form, literary) to sufferto encounter (disaster, illness, misfortune)

Examples

  • Tā zài kōng nàn zhōng lí nàn, nián jǐn sān shí suì.
    He perished in the plane crash at only thirty years old.
  • Lǎo rén cháng qī lí huàn zhòng bìng, shēng huó shí fēn jiān nán.
    The old man has long suffered from a serious illness, making life very difficult.
  • Yīn bú shèn lí huò, gōng sī sǔn shī cǎn zhòng.
    Due to careless misfortune, the company suffered heavy losses.

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