Chinese word

受过

Pronunciation

Pinyinshòu guò

Meaning

  • verbhave received

Example

他受过训练。tā shòu guò xùn liàn

He has received training.

Illustration for 受过 (have received)

More examples

她受过表扬。tā shòu guò biǎo yáng

She has been praised.

Core concept

An event or treatment reaches a person and becomes part of that person's past experience.

Common phrases

  • 受过教育shòu guò jiào yù

    have received an education

  • 受过表扬shòu guò biǎo yáng

    have been praised

  • 受过培训shòu guò péi xùn

    have received training

Similar words

经历jīng lì: Having personally gone through an event or situation in the past.
学过xué guò: Having gained knowledge or a skill by studying it before.
上过shàng guò: Having attended lessons or a course and studied there before.

Definition in Chinese

由动词“受”加上经验助词“过”构成，表示对某种行为或待遇有过经验，可用于说明曾接受、遭遇或享有过的情况。yóu dòng cí shòu jiā shàng jīng yàn zhù cí guò gòu chéng biǎo shì duì móu zhǒng xíng wéi huò dài yù yǒu guò jīng yàn kě yòng yú shuō míng céng jiē shòu zāo yù huò xiáng yǒu guò de qíng kuàng

Word origin

受 (shòu, "receive") + 过 (guo, "have experienced before") joins an action with the experience marker, presenting receiving as something that happened in the past.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, this form often checks someone's background, while the words that follow specify the particular experience under discussion.

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