Meaning of 遭受
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)
How to use 遭受
遭受 is a formal verb used with negative nouns like 损失 (sǔnshī, loss), 打击 (dǎjī, blow), 攻击 (gōngjī, attack) or 灾害 (zāihài, disaster). It is common in news and written Chinese. Example: 这个地区遭受了严重的洪水。(Zhège dìqū zāoshòule yánzhòng de hóngshuǐ.) This area suffered a serious flood.
遭 (zāo) means to meet with something, usually bad, and 受 (shòu) means to receive. Together 遭受 is to run into misfortune and have to take it.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 遭受 with good things, like 遭受表扬. For praise or neutral things use 受到 (shòudào) instead, since 遭受 is only for harm or misfortune.
遭受 in example sentences
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遭 zāo · to meet · 14 strokes
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受 shòu · to receive · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 遭受.
| 接受 | jiēshòu | to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce |
| 受到 | shòudào | to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punishe |
| 难受 | nánshòu | to feel unwell; to suffer pain |
| 受伤 | shòushāng | to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc) |
| 感受 | gǎnshòu | to sense; perception |
| 受不了 | shòubuliǎo | unbearable; unable to endure |
| 承受 | chéngshòu | to bear; to support |
| 享受 | xiǎngshòu | to enjoy; to live it up |
| 忍受 | rěnshòu | to bear; to endure |
| 受灾 | shòuzāi | disaster-stricken; to be hit by a natural calamity |
| 遭到 | zāodào | to suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate) |
| 遭遇 | zāoyù | to meet with; to encounter (esp. misfortune or hardship); an experience (esp. adverse) |
Questions about 遭受
What does 遭受 mean?
遭受 (zāoshòu) means "to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 遭受?
遭受 is made of 2 characters: 遭 (14 strokes), 受 (8 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.
Is 遭受 an HSK word?
Yes. 遭受 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 遭受 and 受到?
受到 is neutral and works with both good and bad things, such as 受到欢迎 (to be welcomed). 遭受 is only for bad things and sounds more serious and formal.
Can I use 遭受 to say I feel pain in daily conversation?
Not usually. For feeling bad or unwell in everyday speech, say 难受 (nánshòu) or 受不了 (shòubuliǎo). 遭受 needs an object like a loss or an attack and fits writing better.