蒙受

méngshòu

verb #26,264

Meanings

1 to suffer
2 to sustain (a loss)
3 to be subjected to (hardship or dishonor)

Characters

to cover; to suffer; to receive (something unwanted)

to receive; to endure; to suffer

Examples

他蒙受了不白之冤，心情十分低落。

Tā méngshòu le bù bái zhī yuān, xīnqíng shífēn dīluò.

He suffered an unjust accusation and felt very low.

公司因这次事故蒙受了巨大损失。

Gōngsī yīn zhècì shìgù méngshòu le jùdà sǔnshī.

The company sustained enormous losses due to this accident.

他们蒙受了多年的苦难。

Tāmen méngshòu le duōnián de kǔnàn.

They endured years of hardship.

Tips

register

蒙受 is formal/written. In spoken Chinese, 遭受 or 受到 are more common in everyday contexts.

Stroke Order

蒙 méng

受 shòu