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B2 · Grammar reference

Passive verbs with "shou"

受 (shòu) is generally thought of as a passive marker, converting the verb placed after it into the passive. Here it plays a role very similar to 被.

Structure

受 + (Someone / Something) + Verb

受 (+ 到/过) + ([Something / Someone] +) Noun / Verb

Keywords
受
Used for
Expressing passive voice · Describing actions
Classification
Verbs

Examples (9)

张老师的课很受学生的欢迎。

一个人不一定要变得很有钱或者很成功才会受人尊重。

我受人嘱托来给你送一些钱。

你的手机昨晚一直打不通,我想应该是受信号干扰。

受冷空气的影响,今天上海特别冷。

张老师的课受到了很多学生的欢迎。

我父母都没受过很好的教育。

我在美国的第一年,受到了很多朋友的帮助。

拐卖孩子的人应该受到法律的严惩。

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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.

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