HSK 6 · Verbs

遭受 zāoshòu “to suffer” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 遭受 means

  1. to suffer
  2. to be subjected to
  3. to sustain (loss, misfortune)

How to say 遭受

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale遭zāo1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale受shòu4th tone, falling

遭受 in a sentence

  1. 公司遭受了巨大的损失。

    Gōngsī zāoshòu le jùdà de sǔnshī.

    The company suffered huge losses.

    Sentence #754025 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他正遭受严重头痛的困扰。

    Tā zhèng zāoshòu yánzhòng tóutòng de kùnrǎo.

    He is suffering from a bad headache.

    Sentence #862694 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 番茄容易遭受很多病害。

    Fānqié róngyì zāoshòu hěn duō bìnghài.

    Tomatoes are prone to many diseases.

    Sentence #333374 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 遭受 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 遭 (zāo) with each of its parts in a different colour
遭zāoto suffer; to meet with
  • 曹ministers · cáoSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 曹 (cáo) hints at the sound. Compare it with zāo.

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.

How to write 遭受

遭 14 strokes · 受 8 strokes

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

Words related to 遭受

Words with 遭

遭殃zāoyāng · to suffer disaster遭遇zāoyù · to encounter

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忍受rěnshòu · to bear

More words: Common Verbs

孕育yùnyù · to nurture砸zá · to smash宰zǎi · to slaughter栽培zāipéi · to cultivate糟蹋zāotà · to waste遭殃zāoyāng · to suffer disaster遭遇zāoyù · to encounter赠送zèngsòng · to give as a present

FAQs

遭受 (zāoshòu) means “to suffer” or “to be subjected to”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zāoshòu: zāo with a 1st tone, then shòu with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 遭受 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zaoshou with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 遭受 from the suggestions. Typing zaoshou into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
遭受 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 from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.