受罪

受罪 shòuzuì

Endure hardships (receive hardships - suffer)

受罪 in a sentence HSK 6 shouzui

What 受罪 means

  1. Endure hardships (receive hardships - suffer)

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受罪 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

受
shòu
Receive (to bear - endure - accept)
罪
zuì
Sin (crime - guilt - fault - blame)

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受罪 in a sentence

坐了十几个小时的车,真受罪。
Zuò le shí jǐ ge xiǎoshí de chē, zhēn shòuzuì.
Sitting in a car for over ten hours was real torture.
他那几年在外面受罪,很少跟家里说。
Tā nà jǐ nián zài wàimiàn shòuzuì, hěn shǎo gēn jiā lǐ shuō.
He had a hard time of it away from home in those years and rarely told his family.

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Questions about 受罪

What does 受罪 mean in English?

受罪 is pronounced shòuzuì and means Endure hardships (receive hardships - suffer).

How do you pronounce 受罪?

受罪 is shòuzuì in pinyin — written shouzui without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 受罪?

受罪 is written with 2 characters: 受 (shòu) Receive (to bear - endure - accept), 罪 (zuì) Sin (crime - guilt - fault - blame). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 受罪 an HSK word?

Yes — 受罪 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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