be controlled; suffer
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to be controlled by; to be under the jurisdiction of
neutralCommonly used in the idiom 受制于人.
Shòu受
zhì制
yú于
rén人
，
shēn身
bù不
yóu由
jǐ己
。
Being under someone else's control, one cannot help oneself.
Zài在
zhè这
gè个
tǐ体
zhì制
xià下
，
xiǎo小
qǐ企
yè业
wǎng往
wǎng往
shòu受
zhì制
yú于
rén人
。
Under this system, small businesses are often at the mercy of others.
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Tā他
bù不
xiǎng想
shòu受
zhì制
yú于
rén人
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
zì自
zhǔ主
chuàng创
yè业
。
He didn't want to be controlled by others, so he chose to start his own business.
verb
to suffer harm; to endure hardship
formalLiterary or formal usage; less common in modern spoken Chinese.
Lián连
nián年
zhàn战
luàn乱
，
bǎi百
xìng姓
shòu受
zhì制
bù不
kān堪
。
Years of war left the common people suffering unbearably.
Tā他
zài在
nà那
chǎng场
shì事
gù故
zhōng中
shòu受
zhì制
shén甚
shēn深
。
He suffered deeply in that accident.