受纳

受納

shòunà

verb

Meanings

1 to accept
2 to receive (especially tribute or bribes)
3 to take in

Characters

Examples

古代官员受纳贿赂会被严惩。

Gǔdài guānyuán shòunà huìlù huì bèi yánchéng.

Officials in ancient times who took bribes were severely punished.

胃主受纳食物。

Wèi zhǔ shòunà shíwù.

The stomach takes in food (TCM theory).

Tips

register

Formal/literary. Two narrow modern uses: (1) historical/legal — accepting tribute or bribes; (2) Traditional Chinese Medicine — the stomach's function of 'receiving' food (胃主受纳).

Stroke Order

受 shòu

纳 nà