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* 张老师的课 很 <em>受</em> 学生 的 <em>欢迎</em>。 <span class="trans">Teacher Zhang's lessons are welcomed by the students.</span> | * 张老师的课 很 <em>受</em> 学生 的 <em>欢迎</em>。 <span class="trans">Teacher Zhang's lessons are welcomed by the students.</span> | ||
| − | * | + | * 一个人 不一定 要 变得 很 有钱 或者 很 成功 才 会 <em> 受 </em> 人 <em> 尊重 </em>。<span class="trans">People don't have to be rich or successful to receive respect from other people. </span> |
* 中国的政府很少<em>受</em>老百姓的<em>批评</em>。<span class="trans">China's government is rarely criticized by common people. </span> | * 中国的政府很少<em>受</em>老百姓的<em>批评</em>。<span class="trans">China's government is rarely criticized by common people. </span> | ||
* <em>受</em> 冷 空气 的 <em>影响</em>，今天 上海 特别 冷。<span class="trans">Affected by the cold air, today Shanghai is especially cold.</span> | * <em>受</em> 冷 空气 的 <em>影响</em>，今天 上海 特别 冷。<span class="trans">Affected by the cold air, today Shanghai is especially cold.</span> | ||
| + | * 你 的 手机 昨晚 一直 打不通，我 想 应该 是 <em>受</em> 信号 <em> 干扰 </em>。<span class="trans">I think your cellphone couldn't get through last night because of the signal interference.</span> | ||
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One can explain 受 (shòu) in two ways, the first of which is as a passive marker, converting the verb placed after it into the passive. Here it plays a role very similar to 被. As in the first example, something or someone can be placed between 受 and the verb, 受学生的欢迎.
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受 as a passive marker
Structure
受 + ([someone/something]) + Verb
Examples
- 张老师的课 很 受 学生 的 欢迎。 Teacher Zhang's lessons are welcomed by the students.
- 一个人 不一定 要 变得 很 有钱 或者 很 成功 才 会 受 人 尊重 。People don't have to be rich or successful to receive respect from other people.
- 中国的政府很少受老百姓的批评。China's government is rarely criticized by common people.
- 受 冷 空气 的 影响，今天 上海 特别 冷。Affected by the cold air, today Shanghai is especially cold.
- 你 的 手机 昨晚 一直 打不通，我 想 应该 是 受 信号 干扰 。I think your cellphone couldn't get through last night because of the signal interference.
It must be noted that if 被 is explained as a passive marker, then in the above examples 欢迎， 尊重， 批评 and 尊重 must all be treated as verbs rather than nouns, despite many of them appearing immediately after 的.
An alternative way to explain 受, is as an active verb itself, meaning 'to obtain' or 'to receive' when dealing with positive aspects, or 'to suffer' when dealing with negative aspects. This explanation may be more accessible to native English speakers. However whichever grammatical explanation one uses, the meaning essentially remains the same.
受 as a verb
Structure
受 + (到/过）+ ([something/someone]) + Noun/Verb
Examples
- 张老师的课 很 受 学生 的 欢迎 。Teacher Zhang's lessons "receive" the students' welcome.
- 一个人 不一定 要 变得 很 有钱 或者 很 成功 才 会 受 人 尊重 。People don't have to be rich or successful to receive respect from other people.
- 受 冷 空气 的 影响 ，今天 上海 特别 冷。"Suffering" the cold air's effect, today Shanghai is especially cold.
- 我 父母 都 没 受过 很好 的 大学 教育 。Neither of my parents has "received" good college education.
- 我 在 美国 的 第一年 ，受到 了 很多 朋友 的 帮助 。The first year I was in America, I “received” a lot of help from many friends.
It must be noted that on the occasions when 受 is followed immediately by 到 or 过，it is preferable to consider 受 as a verb.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4) (pp. 61-2) →buy
- 现代汉语八百词 (p.505) →buy
- 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 (p. 35) →buy
Dictionaries
- 现代汉语词典（第5版） (pp. 1259） →buy
