shòu
Radical 29 · 8 strokes

to receive

HSK 3 (3.0)9 meanings#1236
MEANING9 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to receive

    得到;接受dédào; jiēshòu

    • I'm injured.

    + 2 more examples for this meaning
    • Tom couldn't tell Mary his true feelings.

    • Tom couldn't tell Mary how he really felt.

  2. verb

    to accept

    接受;得到jiēshòu;déedào

    • I accept your suggestion.

  3. verb

    to suffer

    承受、遭遇或经历某种情况或痛苦chéngshòu、zāoyù huò jīnglì mǒuzhǒng qíngkuàng huò téngtòng

    • He was injured.

  4. verb

    subjected to

    遭遇;经历;得到zāoyù;jīnglì;dedào

  5. verb

    to bear

    承担或忍受某种负担、痛苦、责任等chéngdān huò rěnshòu mǒuzhǒng fùdān、ténɡkǔ、zérèn děnɡ

  6. verb

    to stand

    接受;遭遇;忍受jiēshòu; zāoyù; rěnshòu

    • I can't take it anymore.

  7. verb

    (passive marker)

    表示被动,说明主语经历或承受某种动作或状态biǎoshì bèidòng, shuōmíng zhǔyǔ jīnghuò huò chéngshòu mǒuzhǒng dòngzuò huò zhuàngtài

  8. adjective

    pleasant

    让人感到舒适、愉快的ràng rén gǎndào shūshì、yúkuài de

    • This flavor is very pleasant.

  9. noun

    (LGBT) bottom

    同性恋关系中处于被动地位的人tóngxìngliàn guānxì zhōng chǔyú bèidòng dìwèi de rén

    • He is a bottom.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

The upper hand gives an object while the lower hand receives it—that is the meaning of receiving or bearing.

(top-middle-bottom)
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