接收

Chinese

		to extend; to connect; to receive to extend; to connect; to receive; to join	to receive; to accept; to collect to receive; to accept; to collect; in care of (used on address line after name)
trad. (接收)		接	收
simp. #(接收)		接	收

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiēshōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zip³ sau¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chiap-sû
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chiap-siu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zih⁴ siu¹ / ziab⁴ siu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiēshōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jieshou
    • Wade–Giles: chieh¹-shou¹
    • Yale: jyē-shōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jieshou
    • Palladius: цзешоу (czešou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zip³ sau¹
    • Yale: jip sāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzip⁸ sau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jib³ seo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːp̚³ sɐu̯⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chiap-sû
    • Hakka Romanization System: jiab^ˋ su^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: jiab⁵ su¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡si̯ap̚² su²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiap-siu
    • Tâi-lô: tsiap-siu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciapsiw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ siu³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siap̚³²⁻⁵ siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ siu⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zih⁴ siu¹ / ziab⁴ siu¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsih siu / tsiap siu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siʔ²⁻⁴ siu³³/, /t͡siap̚²⁻⁴ siu³³/

Verb

接收

1. to receive (signal, post, present)

   她接收邀請。／她接收邀请。  ―  Tā jiēshōu yāoqǐng.  ―  She received the invitation

2. to take over (property)

   他不讓政府接收他的財產。 [MSC, trad.]
   他不让政府接收他的财产。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā bù ràng zhèngfǔ jiēshōu tā de cáichǎn. [Pinyin]

   He won't let the government take over his property

3. to admit (new students)

   這所大學只接收最好的學生。 [MSC, trad.]
   这所大学只接收最好的学生。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè suǒ dàxué zhǐ jiēshōu zuìhǎo de xuéshēng. [Pinyin]

   This school only admits the best students

Usage notes

Not to be confused with 接受 (jiēshòu) which has a similar reading in Mandarin but different meaning.

Synonyms

• (to take over): 接管 (jiēguǎn)