# 接受
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jiēshòu
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕㄡˋ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zip$^3$ sau$^6$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): diap$^2$ siu$^5$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chiap-su
    (Hailu, HRS): ziab shiu$^˖$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): jiab$^5$ su$^4$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chiap-siū / chiap-siǔ
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zih$^4$ siu$^6$ / ziab$^4$ siu$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiēshòu
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕㄡˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jieshòu
*** Wade–Giles: chieh$^1$-shou$^4$
*** Yale: jyē-shòu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jieshow
*** Palladius: цзешоу (czešou)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zip$^3$ sau$^6$
*** Yale: jip sauh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzip$^8$ sau$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: jib$^3$ seo$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siːp̚³ sɐu̯²²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: diap$^2$ siu$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /tiap̚⁵⁵ siu³²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chiap-su
*** Hakka Romanization System: jiab$^ˋ$ su
*** Hagfa Pinyim: jiab$^5$ su$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡si̯ap̚² su⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: ziab shiu$^˖$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡siap⁵⁻² ʃiu³³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: jiab$^5$ su$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡siap̚¹ su⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Penang, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiap-siū
*** Tâi-lô: tsiap-siū
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ciapsiu
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ siu³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Singapore): /t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ siu²²/
*** IPA (Penang): /t͡siap̚³⁻⁴ siu²¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siap̚³²⁻⁵ siu²²/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiap-siǔ
*** Tâi-lô: tsiap-siǔ
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ siu²²/
*** IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /t͡siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ siu³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: zih$^4$ siu$^6$ / ziab$^4$ siu$^6$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsih siŭ / tsiap siŭ
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siʔ²⁻⁴ siu³⁵/, /t͡siap̚²⁻⁴ siu³⁵/

### Verb

接受
* to accept (treatment, gift, punishment, etc.); to receive (education, honours, invitation, interview, etc.); to take (criticism)
    接受治療／接受治疗 ― jiēshòu zhìliáo ― to accept treatment
    被指控接受賄賂／被指控接受贿赂 ― bèi zhǐkòng jiēshòu huìlù ― to be accused of accepting bribes
    接受教育 ― jiēshòu jiàoyù ― to receive education
    接受某人的採訪／接受某人的采访 ― jiēshòu mǒurén de cǎifǎng ― to be interviewed by someone
    接受批評／接受批评 ― jiēshòu pīpíng ― to take criticism
    接受程度 ― jiēshòu chéngdù ― level of acceptance
       Bùyòng dàoqiàn, wǒ bùhuì jiēshòu. [Pinyin]
       Don’t apologize. I won’t accept it.

#### Usage notes

Not to be confused with 接收 (jiēshōu) which has a similar pronunciation in Mandarin but different meaning.

#### Synonyms

* 受
* 受容 (shòuróng) (literary)
* 吸收 (xīshōu)
* 吸納 / 吸纳 (xīnà)
* 容受 (róngshòu)
* 容納 / 容纳 (róngnà)
* 承受 (chéngshòu)
* 承領 / 承领 (Hakka)
* 接納 / 接纳 (jiēnà)
* 收受 (shōushòu)
* 銜 / 衔 (xián) (literary, or in compounds)
* 領受 / 领受 (lǐngshòu)

#### Antonyms

* 反對／反对 (fǎnduì)
* 拒絕／拒绝 (jùjué)

#### Derived terms

* 可接受 (kějiēshòu)
* 接受方 (jiēshòufāng)
* 接受者 (jiēshòuzhě)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 接受(せつじゅ) (setsuju)
* → Korean: 접수(接受) (jeopsu)
* → Vietnamese: tiếp thụ (接受)

#### See also

* 受到 (shòudào)
* 感到 (gǎndào)
* 感受 (gǎnshòu)
* 經歷／经历 (jīnglì)
* 經驗／经验 (jīngyàn)
* 體會／体会 (tǐhuì)
* 體驗／体验 (tǐyàn)