收受

shōushòu
verb #31,639

Meanings

  1. 1 to receive (especially something illicit or improper)
  2. 2 to accept (gifts, bribes)

Examples

HSK 5
Gōngsī guīdìng yuángōng bùdé shōushòu kèhù de lǐwù.
Company rules forbid employees from accepting gifts from clients.
HSK 7-9
Zhè wèi guānyuán yīn shōushòu huìlù bèi qǐsù.
This official was prosecuted for accepting bribes.

Tips

register
Almost always carries a negative or formal-legal connotation in modern usage - collocates strongly with 贿赂 'bribe', 财物 'money and goods', 礼品 'gifts'. The everyday verb 'to receive' is 收到. 收受 belongs to legal documents, internal regulations, and news reports about corruption.
mistakes
Don't use 收受 for ordinary mail, packages, or messages - say 收到 / 接收 instead. 收受 implies that the act of accepting is itself problematic or being scrutinized.

Stroke Order

shōu
shòu