Chinese word dictionary

接受

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

Practice word

Word information

Simplified接受

Traditional接受

Pinyinjiēshòu

Part of speech动

HSK 3.04

HSK 2.04

Character breakdown

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

接jiē

to connect, to join; to receive, to meet, to answer the phone

受shòu

to receive, to get, to accept; to bear

How to learn 接受

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.

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Words with the same characters

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接jiē

to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb

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

接着jiēzhe

to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn

难受nánshòu

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