How to say “accept” in Chinese
accept
“Accept” in Chinese is 接受, jiē shòu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
接受 is read jiē shòu: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”.
There is a hand at the top and one at the bottom: one gives, the other receives.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “接受”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 接受. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她接受了我的邀请tājiēshòulewǒdeyāoqǐngShe accepted my invitation.
- 您能接受我们的采访吗？nínnéngjiēshòuwǒmendecǎifǎngmaCould you give us an interview?
- 你敢接受这个挑战吗？nǐgǎnjiēshòuzhègetiǎozhànmaDo you dare to accept this challenge?
More words from the lesson “Invitations and saying no”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “accept” in Chinese?
“Accept” in Chinese is 接受, pinyin jiēshòu.
What does 接受 mean?
接受 (jiēshòu) means “accept”.
How do you write 接受?
接受 is 2 characters: 接 (jiē) — meet, receive; connect; 受 (shòu) — receive; endure. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 接受?
接受 is read jiēshòu. Tones: jiē — first tone, shòu — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“accept” in the lesson “Invitations and saying no”
This word is from the topic “Politeness and conversation” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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