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接收

jiēshōu

receive; accept

Usage note

接收表示收到、接受。

jiē shōu biǎo shì shōu dào 、 jiē shòu。

接收 means to receive or accept.

Context note

接收常用于信息、信号和物品。

jiē shōu cháng yòng yú xìn xī 、 xìn hào hé wù pǐn。

It is often used with information, signals, and items.

5 examples

电脑正在接收信号。
diàn nǎo zhèng zài jiē shōu xìn hào。
The computer is receiving the signal.
接收文件。
qǐng jiē shōu wén jiàn。
Please receive the file.
接收了礼物。
tā jiē shōu le lǐ wù。
He accepted the gift.
接收信息很快。
jiē shōu xìn xī hěn kuài。
Receiving information is fast.
学校接收新生。
xué xiào jiē shōu xīn shēng。
The school accepts new students.

5 mini stories

老师说,先接收信息,再思考。
lǎo shī shuō, xiān jiē shōu xìn xī, zài sī kǎo。
The teacher said to receive the information first, then think.
手机接收不到信号。
shǒu jī jiē shōu bú dào xìn hào。
The phone cannot receive the signal.
接收了新的任务。
tā jiē shōu le xīn de rèn wu。
He received a new task.
这个系统接收数据。
zhè ge xì tǒng jiē shōu shù jù。
This system receives data.
学校接收了很多新学生。
xué xiào jiē shōu le hěn duō xīn xué shēng。
The school accepted many new students.

Mini dialogue

收到礼物

A
我昨天接收了一个好朋友送的礼物。
Wǒ zuótiān jiēshōu le yī gè hǎo péngyǒu sòng de lǐwù.
I received a gift from a good friend yesterday.
B
真棒!你接收的时候开心吗?
Zhēn bàng! Nǐ jiēshōu de shíhòu kāixīn ma?
Great! Were you happy when you received it?

接收信息

A
你的手机能接收老师的消息吗?
Nǐ de shǒujī néng jiēshōu lǎoshī de xiāoxī ma?
Can your phone receive the teacher's messages?
B
能,我刚刚接收了一条新通知。
Néng, wǒ gānggāng jiēshōu le yī tiáo xīn tōngzhī.
Yes, I just received a new notification.

Related words and contrasts

similar
接受
jiēshòu
accept

接受 is more about accepting ideas or gifts, while 接收 is for receiving signals or packages.

opposite
发送
fāsòng
send

Opposite of receiving; to send out.

similar
收到
shōudào
receive

收到 is more common for receiving items or messages.

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