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接受

jiē shòu · jie shou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce
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Aunt Wang's apples

  1. Liangliang

    王阿姨(wángāyí)送(sòng)我(wǒ)一(yī)大(dà)袋(dài)苹果(píngguǒ)。

    Aunt Wang gave me a big bag of apples.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)接受(jiēshòu)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you accept them?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)说(shuō)不用(bùyòng)，她(tā)说(shuō)一定(yīdìng)要(yào)接受(jiēshòu)。

    I said no need. She said I must accept.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)就(jiù)接受(jiēshòu)吧(ba)，这(zhè)是(shì)她(tā)的(de)心意(xīnyì)。

    Then accept them. It is her kindness.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)不太(bùtài)爱(ài)吃(chī)苹果(píngguǒ)。

    OK, but I do not really like apples.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)接受(jiēshòu)苹果(píngguǒ)，我(wǒ)接受(jiēshòu)你(nǐ)的(de)苹果(píngguǒ)！

    Then you accept the apples, and I accept your apples!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

很(hěn)遗(yí)憾(hàn)我(wǒ)无(wú)法(fǎ)接(jiē)受(shòu)您(nín)的(de)邀(yāo)请(qǐng)。

Unfortunately I must decline your invitation.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by stb · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)决(jué)定(dìng)接(jiē)受(shòu)这(zhè)份(fèn)新(xīn)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

He decided to accept this new job.

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接
jiē

to receive; to answer (the phone)

受
shòu

to receive; to accept

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