"to receive presents" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
收礼收禮	shōu lǐ	to accept a gift / to receive presents

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
得到	dé dào	to get / to obtain / to receive	syn
接	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	syn
受	shòu	to receive / to accept / to suffer / subjected to / to bear / to stand / pleasant / (passive marker) / (LGBT) bottom	syn
收到	shōu dào	to receive	syn
收	shōu	to receive / to accept / to collect / to put away / to restrain / to stop / in care of (used on address line after name)	syn
受到	shòu dào	to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc) / to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)	syn
获得獲得	huò dé	to obtain / to receive / to get	syn
接到	jiē dào	to receive (letter etc)	syn
领領	lǐng	neck / collar / to lead / to receive / classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc	syn
接收	jiē shōu	reception (of transmitted signal) / to receive / to accept / to admit / to take over (e.g. a factory) / to expropriate	syn
海选海選	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
接待	jiē dài	to receive / to entertain / to host (guests, visitors or clients)	syn
接球	jiē qiú	to receive a served ball (volleyball, tennis etc) / to catch a ball thrown by sb	syn
急诊急診	jí zhěn	to give or receive urgent medical treatment / emergency treatment (at a hospital emergency department or from a doctor on a house call)	syn
入手	rù shǒu	to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 從\|从[cong2] + {noun} + 入手[ru4 shou3]: "to begin with {noun} / to take {noun} as one's starting point") / to receive / to obtain / to buy	syn
收银收銀	shōu yín	to receive payment
深受	shēn shòu	to receive in no small measure	syn
奉命	fèng mìng	to receive orders / to follow orders / to act under orders	syn
收取	shōu qǔ	to receive / to collect	syn
受训受訓	shòu xùn	to receive training
接见接見	jiē jiàn	to receive sb / to grant an interview
领到領到	lǐng dào	to receive	syn
领取領取	lǐng qǔ	to receive / to draw / to get	syn
收发收發	shōu fā	to receive and send / to receive and transmit
领奖領獎	lǐng jiǎng	to receive an award
出纳出納	chū nà	cashier / to receive and hand over payment / to lend and borrow books	syn
受洗	shòu xǐ	to receive baptism / baptized
就医就醫	jiù yī	to receive medical treatment	syn
洗胃	xǐ wèi	(medicine) to give or receive gastric lavage / to get one's stomach pumped
孝敬	xiào jìng	to show filial respect / to give presents (to one's elders or superiors) / to support one's aged parents	syn
收款	shōu kuǎn	to receive payment / to collect money	syn
犒劳犒勞	kào láo	to reward with food and drink / to feast (sb) / presents of food etc made to troops / Taiwan pr. [kao4 lao4]	syn
求得	qiú dé	to ask for sth and receive it / to try to obtain / to look for and obtain	syn
收受	shōu shòu	to receive / to accept	syn
受宠受寵	shòu chǒng	to receive favor (from superior) / favored / pampered	syn
会客會客	huì kè	to receive a visitor	syn
众望所归眾望所歸	zhòng wàng suǒ guī	(idiom) to enjoy popular support / to receive general approval	syn
挨骂挨罵	ái mà	to receive a scolding
领受領受	lǐng shòu	to accept / to receive	syn
承接	chéng jiē	to receive / to accept / to carry on	syn
闻讯聞訊	wén xùn	to receive news (of)	syn
举世瞩目舉世矚目	jǔ shì zhǔ mù	to receive worldwide attention	syn
秉承	bǐng chéng	to take orders / to receive commands / to carry on (a tradition)	syn
收纳收納	shōu nà	to receive / to accept / to take in / to hold	syn
迎新	yíng xīn	to see in the New Year / to welcome new guests / by extension, to receive new students
收下	shōu xià	to accept / to receive	syn
接住	jiē zhù	to catch (sth thrown etc) / to receive (sth given) / to accept
获赠獲贈	huò zèng	to receive / to be given / to be presented with
收音	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)
收存	shōu cún	to receive for storage / delivery of goods / to gather and store / to store safely / safe keeping
接获接獲	jiē huò	to receive (a call, report etc)
住院治疗住院治療	zhù yuàn zhì liáo	to receive hospital treatment / to be hospitalized
接客	jiē kè	to receive guests / to receive patrons (of prostitutes)
收悉	shōu xī	(literary) to receive and understand the contents of (a letter)
蒙恩	méng ēn	to receive favor
男女授受不亲男女授受不親	nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn	men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius)
受领受領	shòu lǐng	to receive
落	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	syn
纳納	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	syn
蒙	méng	to cover / ignorant / to suffer (misfortune) / to receive (a favor) / to cheat	syn
遇	yù	(bound form) to encounter / to happen upon / to meet unplanned / (bound form) to treat / to receive	syn
叨	tāo	to receive the benefit of
承	chéng	to bear / to carry / to hold / to continue / to undertake / to take charge / owing to / due to / to receive	syn
禀稟	bǐng	to make a report (to a superior) / to give / to endow / to receive / petition	syn
坐冷板凳	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	syn
沐	mù	to bathe / to cleanse / to receive / to be given	syn
膺	yīng	breast / receive	syn
犒	kào	to reward or comfort with presents of food, drink etc
迓	yà	to receive (as a guest)	syn
禛	zhēn	to receive blessings in a sincere spirit
空城计空城計	kōng chéng jì	the empty city stratagem (in which Zhuge Liang presents himself as unperturbed while making it evident that his city is undefended, hoping his adversary will suspect an ambush) / double bluff
榫眼	sǔn yǎn	mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon)	syn
赆贐	jìn	farewell presents
賮	jìn	farewell presents
采兰赠芍採蘭贈芍	cǎi lán zèng sháo	lit. pick orchids and present peonies (idiom) / fig. presents between lovers
传呼电话傳呼電話	chuán hū diàn huà	neighborhood telephone, with sb in charge of notifying others when they receive a call
渺无音信渺無音信	miǎo wú yīn xìn	to receive no news whatsoever about sb	syn
收报收報	shōu bào	to receive mail / to receive a telegraph
获报獲報	huò bào	to receive a report / to receive intelligence, information etc
彤管贻彤管貽	tóng guǎn yí	presents between lovers
聘娶婚	pìn qǔ hūn	formal betrothal (in which the boy's family sends presents to the girl's family)
吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短吃人家的嘴軟，拿人家的手短	chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn	lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom) / fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
真人不露相	zhēn rén bù lòu xiàng	the sage presents as an ordinary person (idiom)
采兰赠芍采蘭贈芍	cǎi lán - zèng sháo	lit. to pluck orchids and gift peonies (idiom) / fig. (of lovers) to exchange presents
匊	jú	receive with both hands
受事	shòu shì	object (of a transitive verb) / to receive a task
扱	xī	to collect / to receive
受俸	shòu fèng	to receive an official's salary
受取	shòu qǔ	to accept / to receive
受教	shòu jiào	to receive instruction / to benefit from advice
受纳受納	shòu nà	to accept / to receive (tribute)
受赏受賞	shòu shǎng	to receive a prize
奉召	fèng zhào	to receive orders
奉诏奉詔	fèng zhào	to receive an imperial command
寡助	guǎ zhù	(esp. of an unjust cause) to receive little support
延接	yán jiē	to receive sb
延见延見	yán jiàn	to introduce / to receive sb
挨打受骂挨打受罵	ái dǎ shòu mà	to suffer beatings and receive abuse (idiom)
提薪	tí xīn	to receive a raise in salary

The four tones

"to receive presents" Chinese-English Dictionary

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