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  sau6   jyutping
  shou4   pinyin
[v] receive; accept; get; [2] [v] take; bear; stand; suffer; tolerate; endure [3] [v] be pleasant to (the ears, etc) [4] preceding a verb to form a passive voice

Stroke count: 8
Level: 3
Radical: (#29)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 11546 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  gam2 sau6  gan3 shou4 = experience; feel; feeling
detail  sau6 bat1 liu5  shou4 bu4 liao3 = cannot stand it
detail  hoeng2 sau6  xiang3 shou4 = enjoy; enjoyment
detail  sau6 soeng1  shou4 shang1 = to suffer injuries; to be wounded
detail  jan2 sau6  ren3 shou4 = to bear; to endure
detail  zou1 sau6  zao1 shou4 = to suffer or sustain a loss or a misfortune
detail  zip3 sau6  jie1 shou4 = to receive; to accept
detail  ging1 sau6  jing1 shou4 = to endure; to withstand
detail  sing4 sau6  cheng2 shou4 = to bear; to support; to inherit
detail  sam1 sau6  shen1 shou4 = to receive in depth
See all 104 compounds (CantoDict reports 109 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 9 examples containing 受
detail 食飯享受
Having a meal is a joy.
detail audio 我嘅職業唔係一般人可以接受
My occupation is not one that normal people can accept.
detail 隔籬周不時打通麻雀令到同屋滋擾
Ah Lin's neighbours often play mahjong right through the night thereby disturbing her and her family.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137957,137958#msg-137958]
detail 小小心意受落禮物唔好抰嚟抰去
It is a small token of appreciation, just accept the simple gift instead of pushing it back and forth.
detail 二分畀人使穿
Slog like slave for the paymaster after having received a miserable remuneration.
detail 高興接受你的邀請  ?! 
I am happy to accept your invitation.
detail 一帶房屋員工青睞
The workers favour houses in this area.
detail 跟住落嚟受害者
Carrying on, the victims...
detail 紙板受力唔好
The cardboard doesn't carry much weight. Don't add too much.

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