shòu
verb HSK 3 #436

Meanings

  1. 1 to receive
  2. 2 to bear
  3. 3 to suffer

Examples

Tā shòudào le dàjiā de huānyíng.
He received everyone's welcome.
Wǒ shòu bu liǎo zhè zhǒng tòngkǔ.
I can't bear this kind of pain.
Tā shòu le hěn duō kǔ.
She has suffered a lot.

Tips

grammar
is a key passive marker: 受到 (to receive), 受不了 (cannot bear), 受害 (to be harmed). It combines with many words: 受伤 (get injured), 受骗 (be deceived), 受苦 (suffer hardship).
usage
受不了 is a very common spoken expression meaning 'I can't stand it!' or 'It's unbearable!'

Stroke Order

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