接收 (jiē shōu) — to receive (a signal, message, or transmission); to admit, to take in (people, e.g. new members or employees); to take over, to expropriate (property, a factory, land)

Definition

接收 spans receiving a signal/message, admitting people, and taking over property — a broader, more institutional 'receive' than 接受 (which is for offers, ideas, facts) and 收 (everyday collecting).

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)

Examples

  • 接收
    Zhè tái shōu yīn jī kě yǐ jiē shōu hěn duō pín dào.
    This radio can receive many channels.
  • 接收
    Xué xiào jīn nián jiē shōu le wǔ shí míng xīn shēng.
    The school admitted fifty new students this year.
  • 接收
    Zhèng fǔ jué dìng jiē shōu nà jiā dǎo bì de gōng chǎng.
    The government decided to take over that bankrupt factory.

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