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承受

chéng shòu · cheng shou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to bear
  2. to support
  3. to inherit
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Bookshelf test

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)书架(shūjià)能(néng)承受(chéngshòu)多(duō)重(zhòng)？

    How much weight can this bookshelf bear?

  2. Dengdeng

    说明书(shuōmíngshū)上(shàng)写(xiě)，最多(zuìduō)承受(chéngshòu)三十(sānshí)公斤(gōngjīn)。

    The manual says it bears thirty kilos at most.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)的(de)书(shū)呢(ne)？

    And your books?

  4. Dengdeng

    大概(dàgài)二十五(èrshíwǔ)公斤(gōngjīn)，没(méi)问题(wèntí)。

    About twenty-five kilos. No problem.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)。可是(kěshì)这个(zhège)价钱(jiàqian)，我(wǒ)的(de)钱包(qiánbāo)承受(chéngshòu)不了(bùliǎo)。

    Good. But my wallet cannot bear this price.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)买(mǎi)便宜(piányi)的(de)吧(ba)。

    Then let us buy a cheaper one.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

湖(hú)上(shàng)的(de)冰(bīng)太(tài)薄(báo)了(le)，承(chéng)受(shòu)不(bu)了(liǎo)你(nǐ)的(de)重(zhòng)量(liàng)。

The ice on the lake is too thin to bear your weight.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)座(zuò)老(lǎo)桥(qiáo)能(néng)承(chéng)受(shòu)很(hěn)大(dà)的(de)重(zhòng)量(liàng)。

This old bridge can bear a lot of weight.

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承
chéng

to bear; to carry

受
shòu

to receive; to accept

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