suffer calamity; endure hardship
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to suffer calamity or disaster; to endure hardship
Commonly used in religious contexts (e.g., the Passion of Christ) as well as general descriptions of suffering from natural disasters, war, or extreme hardship.
Dì地
zhèn震
shǐ使
xǔ许
duō多
rén人
shòu受
nàn难
。
The earthquake caused many people to suffer.
Yē耶
sū稣
shòu受
nàn难
rì日
shì是
jī基
dū督
jiào教
de的
zhòng重
yào要
jié节
rì日
。
Good Friday is an important Christian holiday.
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Zhè这
ge个
guó国
jiā家
cháng长
qī期
shòu受
nàn难
，
rén人
mín民
kě渴
wàng望
hé和
píng平
。
This country has suffered for a long time; the people long for peace.
Shòu受
kǔ苦
shòu受
nàn难
to suffer hardships and calamities