HSK 6 · Emotions

受罪 shòuzuì “to suffer” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 受罪 means

  1. to suffer
  2. to have a hard time
  3. to endure
  4. hardships
  5. torments
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • a hard time
  • a nuisance

How to say 受罪

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale受shòu4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale罪zuì4th tone, falling

受罪 in a sentence

  1. 天气这么热，在外面排队真受罪。

    Tiānqì zhème rè, zài wàimiàn páiduì zhēn shòuzuì.

    In this heat, queuing outside is real torture.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 生病住院真受罪。

    Shēngbìng zhùyuàn zhēn shòuzuì.

    Being sick in hospital is no fun at all.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 受罪 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 受 (shòu) with each of its parts in a different colour
受shòuto receive
  • 爫claw form of 爪 · zhǎo
  • 冖cover · mì
  • 又again · yòu

Memory aidOne hand 爫 passing something to another hand 又: to receive.

The character 罪 (zuì) with each of its parts in a different colour
罪zuìguilt
  • 罒net form of 网 · wǎng
  • 非wrong · fēi

How to write 受罪

受 8 strokes · 罪 13 strokes

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受罪 (shòuzuì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 受罪 (shòuzuì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 受罪

Words with 受

受shòu · to receive接受jiēshòu · to accept受到shòudào · to receive (praise难受nánshòu · to feel unwell受不了shòubùliǎo · unbearable受伤shòushāng · to be injured感受gǎnshòu · to feel承受chéngshòu · to bear享受xiǎngshòu · to enjoy遭受zāoshòu · to suffer

Words with 罪

得罪dézuì · to offend罪犯zuìfàn · criminal

More words: Emotions & Attitudes

荣幸róngxìng · honoured伤脑筋shāngnǎojīn · troublesome盛情shèngqíng · great kindness深情厚谊shēnqínghòuyì · deep friendship舒畅shūchàng · happy疏远shūyuǎn · to drift apart思念sīniàn · to miss叹气tànqì · to sigh

FAQs

受罪 (shòuzuì) means “to suffer” or “to have a hard time”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it shòuzuì: shòu with a 4th tone, then zuì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 受罪 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shouzui with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 受罪 from the suggestions. Typing shouzui into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
受罪 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.