接受

Chinese

to extend; to connect; to receive
to extend; to connect; to receive; to join
 
to bear; to stand; to endure
to bear; to stand; to endure; (passive marker); to receive
 
trad. (接受) 接 受
simp. #(接受) 接 受

Pronunciation

Verb

接受

  1. to accept (treatment, gift, punishment, etc.); to receive (education, honours, invitation, interview, etc.); to take (criticism)
    接受治療／接受治疗  ―  jiēshòu zhìliáo  ―  to accept treatment
    被指控接受賄賂／被指控接受贿赂  ―  bèi zhǐkòng jiēshòu huìlù  ―  to be accused of accepting bribes
    接受教育  ―  jiēshòu jiàoyù  ―  to receive education
    接受某人的採訪／接受某人的采访  ―  jiēshòu mǒurén de cǎifǎng  ―  to be interviewed by someone
    接受批評／接受批评  ―  jiēshòu pīpíng  ―  to take criticism
    接受程度  ―  jiēshòu chéngdù  ―  level of acceptance
    不用道歉，我不會接受。 [MSC, trad.]
    不用道歉，我不会接受。 [MSC, simp.]
    Bùyòng dàoqiàn, wǒ bùhuì jiēshòu. [Pinyin]
    Don’t apologize. I won’t accept it.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with 接收 (jiēshōu) which has a similar pronunciation in Mandarin but different meaning.

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (接受):
  • → Japanese: 接受(せつじゅ) (setsuju)
  • → Korean: 접수(接受) (jeopsu)
  • → Vietnamese: tiếp thụ (接受)

See also

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