How to say “receive” in Chinese
receive (influence, welcome)
“Receive” in Chinese is 受到, shòu dào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
受到 is read shòu dào: 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
There is a hand at the top and one at the bottom: one gives, the other receives.
On the right, 刂 “knife”, dāo, hints at the sound.
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 “受到”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 受到. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他受到了大家的欢迎tāshòudàoledàjiādehuānyíngEveryone gave him a warm welcome.
- 这片森林受到了严重的破坏。zhèpiànsēnlínshòudàoleyánzhòngdepòhuàiThis forest has been badly damaged.
- 这里的环境受到了污染zhèlǐdehuánjìngshòudàolewūrǎnThe environment here has been polluted.
- 我们要防止河流受到污染wǒmenyàofángzhǐhéliúshòudàowūrǎnWe must keep the rivers from being polluted.
- 森林受到了破坏sēnlínshòudàolepòhuàiThe forest has been damaged.
- 这里的野生动物受到法律保护。zhèlǐdeyěshēngdòngwùshòudàofǎlǜbǎohùWild animals here are protected by law.
More words from the lesson “Celebrities”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “receive” in Chinese?
“Receive” in Chinese is 受到, pinyin shòudào.
What does 受到 mean?
受到 (shòudào) means “receive (influence, welcome)”.
How do you write 受到?
受到 is 2 characters: 受 (shòu) — receive; endure; 到 (dào) — arrive. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 受到?
受到 is read shòudào. Tones: shòu — fourth tone, dào — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“receive” in the lesson “Celebrities”
This word is from the topic “Leisure, sports, culture” of HSK 3. 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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