享受

• 拼音: xiǎng shòu
• 汉字拆解: 享 = 亠 (lid) + 子 (child), depicting offerings at a shrine; 受 = 爪 (hand) + 冖 (cover) + 又 (hand), meaning to receive

含义

To enjoy; to experience pleasure; enjoyment. Indicates taking pleasure in something or benefiting from something.

Can be used as both a verb (to enjoy) and a noun (enjoyment). Encompasses enjoying experiences, benefits, rights, or comforts. Often appears with 生活 (life), 美食 (good food), 福利 (benefits), or describes savoring a moment.

例句

1. 退休以后，他终于可以享受生活了。
2. 这家餐厅的环境很好，让人可以慢慢享受美食。
3. 员工可以享受公司提供的各种福利。

用法指南

语境: lifestyle, benefits

语气: positive

正确说法

• 好好享受假期吧！(Enjoy your vacation!)
• 这是一种精神上的享受。(This is a kind of spiritual enjoyment.)

错误说法

• 我享受了很多钱 (Wrong colocation — use 挣了 or 赚了 for earning money; 享受 is for experiences, not acquiring things)

起源与历史

Compound of 享 (to enjoy, originally depicting an ancestral temple) and 受 (to receive), meaning to receive and enjoy.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal