HSK 2 · Giving & getting

接受

jiē shòu

to accept

Stroke order of 接受

2 characters, 19 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

接 · 11 strokes 受 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

Receive (接) and take (受): accept.

Parts: 接 receive + 受 accept

The characters in 接受

接 jiē — to pick up; to receive (11 strokes)
受 shòu — to receive; to suffer (8 strokes)

Example sentence

他接受了我的帮助。

He accepted my help.

Words with 接

接下来next; following 接着to follow; then 直接direct; directly 接to pick up; to receive 接到to receive 接待to receive (guests)迎接to welcome; to meet 接近to approach; close to

Words with 受

难受to feel unwell; unbearable 受到to receive; to be given 感受to feel; feeling 受伤to get injured 受to receive; to suffer

More words: Giving & getting

送到to deliver to 送给to give (as a gift)交to hand in; to hand over 交给to give to; to hand to 收to receive; to accept 收到to receive 接to pick up; to receive 接到to receive 受到to receive; to be given 借to borrow; to lend 拿出to take out 拿到to get; to obtain 取to take; to fetch 带to bring; to take 带来to bring

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