Chinese word dictionary

承受

chéngshòu · to bear; to support; to inherit

Practice word

Word information

Simplified承受

Traditional承受

Pinyinchéngshòu

Part of speech动

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

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

承chéng

to undertake, to bear, to accept a duty; inheritance

受shòu

to receive, to get, to accept; to bear

How to learn 承受

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.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

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)

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

受不了shòubuliǎo

unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand