How to say “receive” in Chinese
receive (a signal, things)
“Receive” in Chinese is 接收, jiē shōu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
接收 is read jiē shōu: 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”.
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 “接收”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “receive” in Chinese?
“Receive” in Chinese is 接收, pinyin jiēshōu.
What does 接收 mean?
接收 (jiēshōu) means “receive (a signal, things)”.
How do you write 接收?
接收 is 2 characters: 接 (jiē) — meet, receive; connect; 收 (shōu) — receive, collect. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 接收?
接收 is read jiēshōu. Tones: jiē — first tone, shōu — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“receive” in the lesson “Charging and breakdowns”
This word is from the topic “Gadgets and the internet” of HSK 5. 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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