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
受罪
shòuzuì
to suffer; to endure hardship
Characters in this word
罪 zuì
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 罒 — net, network
- Made of
- 罒 net, network 非 not, negative, non-
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 如果流程设计得过于复杂，真正受罪的往往是一线执行人员。 Rúguǒ liúchéng shèjì de guòyú fùzá, zhēnzhèng shòuzuì de wǎngwǎng shì yíxiàn zhíxíng rényuán. If the process is designed to be overly complicated, the people who really suffer are often the frontline staff carrying it out.
- 这么拥挤的车程真是受罪。 Zhème yōngjǐ de chēchéng zhēnshì shòuzuì. Such a crowded ride is really torture.
- 夏天住在这间没有空调的老房子，真的很受罪。 Xiàtiān zhù zài zhè jiān méiyǒu kōngtiáo de lǎo fángzi, zhēnde hěn shòuzuì. Living in this old house without air conditioning in summer is real suffering.
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