Chinese word dictionary

受宠若惊

shòuchǒng-ruòjīng · overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)

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Word information

Simplified受宠若惊

Traditional受寵若驚

Pinyinshòuchǒng-ruòjīng

Part of speechGeneral

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

受shòu

to receive, to get, to accept; to bear

宠chǒng

to love; to favor, to pamper, to spoil; concubine

若ruò

if, supposing, assuming; similar

惊jīng

to frighten, to startle; surprise, alarm

How to learn 受宠若惊

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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受shòu

to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker); (LGBT) bottom

受到shòudào

to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)

吃惊chījīng

to be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed

感受gǎnshòu

to sense; perception; to feel (through the senses); to experience; a feeling; an impression; an experience

接受jiēshòu

to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce

难受nánshòu

to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear