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消受

Mandarin · pinyin xiāo shòu

to bear
to enjoy (usually in negative combination, meaning unable to enjoy)

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消: xiāo · vanish, die out; melt away
受: shòu · receive, accept, get; bear, stand

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1–4 · xiao1 shou4

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verb

(often in the negative) to enjoy
to bear; to stand

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