接收

Mandarin · pinyin jiē shōu

Meanings

  1. reception (of transmitted signal)
  2. to receive
  3. to accept
  4. to admit
  5. to take over (e.g. a factory)
  6. to expropriate
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接
jiē · receive; continue; catch; connect
收
shōu · gather together, collect; harvest
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1–1 · jie1 shou1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zip3 sau1

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verb

  1. to receive (signal, post, present)
  2. to take over (property)
  3. to admit (new students)

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接收 · jie1 shou1
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Exact source record接收 接收 [jie1 shou1] /reception (of transmitted signal)/to receive/to accept/to admit/to take over (e.g. a factory)/to expropriate/