受 shòu
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 又 — and, also, again, in addition
- Made of
- 爫 claws, nails, talons 冖 cover 又 and, also, again, in addition
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
受宠若惊
shòuchǒngruòjīng
to be overwhelmed by favour; flattered and surprised
Characters in this word
宠 chǒng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 龙 dragon
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
惊 jīng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 京 capital city
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 收到著名学者的回信，研究生受宠若惊，激动得说不出话来。 Shōudào zhùmíng xuézhě de huíxìn, yánjiūshēng shòuchǒngruòjīng, jīdòng de shuō bù chū huà lái. Upon receiving a reply from a famous scholar, the graduate student was flattered and surprised, too excited to speak.
- 第一次有出版社邀请她写书，她一时有些受宠若惊。 Dì yí cì yǒu chūbǎnshè yāoqǐng tā xiě shū, tā yìshí yǒuxiē shòuchǒngruòjīng. When a publisher invited her to write a book for the first time, she felt quite flattered and taken aback.
- 大家这么热情地欢迎他，他站在台上受宠若惊。 Dàjiā zhème rèqíng de huānyíng tā, tā zhàn zài tái shàng shòuchǒngruòjīng. Everyone welcomed him so warmly that he stood on stage feeling flattered and overwhelmed.
Related words
- 接受 jiēshòu to accept
- 难受 nánshòu uncomfortable; upset
- 受到 shòudào to receive; to be given
- 感受 gǎnshòu to feel; feeling
- 受 shòu to receive; to suffer
- 受伤 shòushāng to get injured
- 承受 chéngshòu to bear; to endure
- 受不了 shòubùliǎo cannot stand
- 忍受 rěnshòu to bear; to put up with
- 受灾 shòuzāi to suffer from a disaster
- 享受 xiǎngshòu to enjoy
- 遭受 zāoshòu to suffer, to endure