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shòu

Main
English Definition	to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker)
Simplified Script	受
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	shòu
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄕㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	sau⁶
Part of Speech	(形) adjective, (动) verb, (介) preposition
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=3 TOCFL=6

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Words With Same Head Word
受伤	shòushāng	to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc); harmed
受到	shòudào	to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
受害	shòuhài	to suffer damage, injury etc; damaged; injured; killed; robbed
受训	shòuxùn	to receive training
受不了	shòu buliǎo	unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand

Words With Same Tail Word
接受	jiēshòu	to accept; to receive
享受	xiǎngshòu	to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure
感受	gǎnshòu	to sense; perception; to feel (through the senses); to experience; a feeling; an impression; an experience
难受	nánshòu	to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear
遭受	zāoshòu	to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)

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