(jiē shòu) - to accept, to receive, to take on in Mandarin
jiēshòuTraditional: 接受
Translation
to accept, to receive, to take on
Word origin
接受 means 'to accept': 接 (jiē, 'to receive', with 扌the hand radical) plus 受 (shòu, 'to receive', itself showing a hand passing something to another hand). The two near-synonyms reinforce the sense of taking what is given.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 接 (jiē, to receive) + 受 (shòu, to receive)
Stroke order
接
受
Examples
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I cannot accept this outcome.
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She accepted his gift.
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Accept reality and move forward.
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I accept your apology.
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He accepted the job.
接受 (jiē shòu) - to accept, to receive, to take on.
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