承受

Chinese

		to bear; to carry; to hold to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive	to bear; to stand; to endure to bear; to stand; to endure; (passive marker); to receive
trad. (承受)		承	受
simp. #(承受)		承	受

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chéngshòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ sau⁶

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ̀n-su
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sêng-siǔ / sêng-siū / sîn-siū

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chéngshòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chéngshòu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-shou⁴
    • Yale: chéng-shòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngshow
    • Palladius: чэншоу (čɛnšou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing⁴ sau⁶
    • Yale: sìhng sauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ sau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ seo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ sɐu̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̀n-su
    • Hakka Romanization System: siinˇ su
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sin² su⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /sɨn¹¹ su⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng-siǔ
    • Tâi-lô: sîng-siǔ
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² siu²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng-siū
    • Tâi-lô: sîng-siū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sengsiu
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ¹³⁻²² siu²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²³⁻³³ siu³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² siu²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ siu³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sîn-siū
    • Tâi-lô: sîn-siū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sinsiu
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sin¹³⁻²² siu²²/

Verb

承受

1. to bear; to endure

   我真的擔心他會承受不住的。 [MSC, trad.]
   我真的担心他会承受不住的。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ zhēn de dānxīn tā huì chéngshòu bùzhù de. [Pinyin]

   I'm really worried that he won't be able to endure (this).

2. to inherit; to succeed; to fall heir to
3. to accept

Synonyms

• (to bear):

• 充任 (chōngrèn)
• 充作 (chōngzuò) (of an unqualified person or thing)
• 充當／充当 (chōngdāng)
• 坐投 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 坐擔／坐担 (Hokkien)
• 坐斗 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 承擔／承担 (chéngdān)
• 承當／承当 (chéngdāng)
• 接載／接载 (Hokkien)
• 擔／担
• 擔任／担任 (dānrèn)
• 擔承／担承 (dānchéng)
• 擔當／担当 (dāndāng)
• 擔負／担负 (dānfù)
• 擔責承／担责承 (Hokkien)
• 擔領／担领 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 稟受／禀受 (bǐngshòu) (literary)
• 肩 (jiān)
• 肩負／肩负 (jiānfù)
• 負擔／负担 (fùdān)
• 食坐 (Hokkien)
• 食擔／食担 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)

 

• (to inherit):

• 世代 (shìdài) (literary)
• 承襲／承袭 (chéngxí)
• 相承 (xiāngchéng) (formal)
• 繼承／继承 (jìchéng)

 

• (to accept):

• 受
• 受容 (shòuróng) (literary)
• 吸收 (xīshōu)
• 吸納／吸纳 (xīnà)
• 容受 (róngshòu)
• 容納／容纳 (róngnà)
• 接受 (jiēshòu)
• 接納／接纳 (jiēnà)
• 收受 (shōushòu)
• 銜／衔 (xián) (literary, or in compounds)
• 領受／领受 (lǐngshòu)

 

Related terms

• 秉承 (bǐngchéng)