"Receive" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 huò dé to obtain / to receive / to get
 jiē shòu to accept / to receive
 shòu dào to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc) / to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
 jiē dài to receive (a visitor) / to admit (allow sb to enter)
 zhāo dài to receive (guests) / to entertain / reception
 jiē to receive / to answer (the phone) / to meet or welcome sb / to connect / to catch / to join / to extend / to take one's turn on duty / to take over for sb
 shōu to receive / to accept / to collect / to put away / to restrain / to stop / in care of (used on address line after name)
 dé dào to get / to obtain / to receive
 shōu dào to receive
 jiē dào to receive (letter etc)
 jiē shōu reception (of transmitted signal) / to receive / to accept / to admit / to take over (e.g. a factory) / to expropriate
 shōu qǔ to receive / to collect
 lǐng qǔ to receive / to draw / to get
 chéng jiē to receive / to accept / to carry on
 shōu xià to accept / to receive
 lǐng dào to receive
 jiē zhù to catch (sth thrown etc) / to receive (sth given) / to accept
 huò zèng to receive / to be given / to be presented with
 shōu shòu to receive / to accept
 shōu nà to receive / to accept / to take in / to hold
 jiē huò to receive (a call, report etc)
 lǐng shòu to accept / to receive
 shòu to receive / to accept / to suffer / subjected to / to bear / to stand / pleasant / (passive marker)
 lǐng neck / collar / to lead / to receive / classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc
 shòu lǐng to receive
 chéng to bear / to carry / to hold / to continue / to undertake / to take charge / owing to / due to / to receive
 nà to receive / to accept / to enjoy / to bring into / to pay (tax etc) / nano- (one billionth) / to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing
 yù to meet / to encounter / to treat / to receive / opportunity / chance
 méng to cover / ignorant / to suffer (misfortune) / to receive (a favor) / to cheat
 bǐng to make a report (to a superior) / to give / to endow / to receive / petition
 mù to bathe / to cleanse / to receive / to be given
 yīng breast / receive
 yà to receive (as a guest)
 xī to collect / to receive
 shòu qǔ to accept / to receive
 shòu nà to accept / to receive (tribute)
 lǐng shōu to accept (a favor) / to receive
 shēn shòu to receive in no small measure
 shōu fā to receive and send / to receive and transmit
 bǐng chéng to take orders / to receive commands / to carry on (a tradition)
 shàng tóu (of alcohol) to go to one's head / (old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair into a bun / (of a prostitute) to receive a patron for the first time
 jiù yī to receive medical treatment
 fèng mìng to receive orders / to follow orders / to act under orders
 qiú dé to ask for sth and receive it / to try to obtain / to look for and obtain
 jiē jiàn to receive sb / to grant an interview
 chū nà cashier / to receive and hand over payment / to lend and borrow books
 shōu yín to receive payment
 wén xùn to receive news (of)
 zhāo jià to resist / to ward off / to hold one's own / to receive guests
 shōu yīn to receive a radio signal / to make an audio recording / (of an auditorium etc) to have good acoustics / (vocal training, linguistics) ending (of a word or syllable)
 lǐng jiǎng to receive an award
 hǎi xuǎn (in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.) / (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers / (in the entertainment industry) open audition
 jí zhěn to give or receive urgent medical treatment / emergency treatment (at a hospital emergency department, or from a doctor on a house call)
 yíng xīn to see in the New Year / to welcome new guests / by extension, to receive new students
 shòu xùn to receive training
 shòu chǒng to receive favor (from superior) / favored / pampered
 ái mà to receive a scolding
 jiē qiú to receive a served ball (volleyball, tennis etc) / to catch a ball thrown by sb
 shōu cún to receive for storage / delivery of goods / to gather and store / to store safely / safe keeping
 zhù yuàn zhì liáo to receive hospital treatment / to be hospitalized
 shòu jīng to receive sperm / fertilized / insemination
 jǔ shì zhǔ mù to receive worldwide attention
 jiē kè to receive guests / to receive patrons (of prostitutes)
 zhòng wàng suǒ guī (idiom) to enjoy popular support / to receive general approval
 huì kè to receive a visitor
 shōu lǐ to accept a gift / to receive presents
 méng ēn to receive favor
 nán nu:3 shòu shòu bù qīn men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius)
 shòu xǐ to receive baptism / baptized
 luò to fall or drop / (of the sun) to set / (of a tide) to go out / to lower / to decline or sink / to lag or fall behind / to fall onto / to rest with / to get or receive / to write down / whereabouts / settlement
 zuò lěng bǎn dèng to hold an inconsequential job / to receive a cold reception / to be kept waiting for an assignment or audience / to be out in the cold / to be sidelined / to warm the bench / to cool one's heels
 tāo to receive the benefit of
 zhēn to receive blessings in a sincere spirit
 chuán hū diàn huà neighborhood telephone, with sb in charge of notifying others when they receive a call
 miǎo wú yīn xìn to receive no news whatsoever about sb
 sǔn yǎn mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon)
 jú receive with both hands
 shòu shì object (of a transitive verb) / to receive a task
 lǐng xǐ to receive baptism / baptism
 shòu fèng to receive an official's salary
 shòu jiào to receive instruction / to benefit from advice
 shòu shǎng to receive a prize
 fèng zhào to receive orders
 fèng zhào to receive an imperial command
 guǎ zhù (esp. of an unjust cause) to receive little support
 yán jiē to receive sb
 yán jiàn to introduce / to receive sb
 ái dǎ shòu mà to suffer beatings and receive abuse (idiom)
 tí xīn to receive a raise in salary
 shōu bào to receive mail / to receive a telegraph
 shōu fā duǎn xìn to text / to receive and send SMS messages
 qiāo zhōng bèi to receive oral sex from a prostitute
 tì zuì to cancel out a crime / to receive punishment as a scapegoat
 mù ēn to receive favor
 huò bào to receive a report / to receive intelligence, information etc
 zhēn mìng to receive heaven's command (of Daoist immortals etc) / ordained by heaven
 bèi pàn sǐ xíng to receive death sentence
 dài xīn to receive one's regular salary (while on vacation, study leave etc) / paid (leave) / on full pay
 kāi mò to receive condolences
 dān shí hú jiāng to receive troops with food and drink (idiom) / to give troops a hearty welcome / also pr. [dan1 si4 hu2 jiang1]
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