承受

• 拼音: chéng shòu
• 汉字拆解: 承 = originally hands receiving, meaning to bear; 受 = 爫 (claw) + 冖 + 又 (hand), meaning to receive or endure

含义

To bear; to endure; to withstand. The ability to tolerate pressure, pain, or hardship.

Focuses on the capacity to endure stress, hardship, or emotional pain. Often used with 压力 (pressure), 痛苦 (pain or suffering), and 打击 (blow or setback). Emphasizes the limit of what one can handle, often implying that the burden is significant.

例句

1. 他承受了很大的工作压力。
2. 失去亲人的痛苦让她难以承受。
3. 这座桥能承受多少重量？

用法指南

语境: emotional, physical, everyday

语气: serious

正确说法

• 每个人承受压力的能力不一样。(Everyone's ability to bear pressure is different.)
• 这件事让他承受了很大的痛苦。(This matter caused him to endure great pain.)

错误说法

• 我承受不了这么好吃的蛋糕 (Don't use 承受 for positive things you enjoy — it implies enduring something difficult or painful)

起源与历史

承 means to receive or bear; 受 means to receive or endure. Together they emphasize enduring something received — especially hardship.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal