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受贿

shòu huì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 受賄

受贿 (shòu huì) means "to accept a bribe". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 受贿 means

1. to accept a bribe

The characters in 受贿

• 受shòuto receive; to accept; to suffer
• 贿huì(bound form) bribery

Example sentences

• 洛克希德丑闻是席卷美国主要飞机制造行业的世界性贪污丑闻。1976年2月被公布于众的洛克希德丑闻主要涉及到客机交易中的贪污受贿行为。
  Luò kè xī dé chǒuwén shì xíjuǎn Měiguó zhǔyào fēijī zhìzào hángyè de shìjiè xìng tānwū chǒuwén.1976 nián 2 yuè bèi gōngbù yú zhòng de Luò kè xī dé chǒuwén zhǔyào shèjí dào kèjī jiāoyì zhōng de tānwū shòuhuì xíngwéi.
  The Lockheed scandal is a worldwide corruption scandal involving the major American plane manufacturer Lockheed. It came to light in February 1976 and revolved mainly around the acceptance of passenger plane contracts.

Sounds the same

Read shòu huì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 受惠to benefit; favored

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read shòu huì correctly.
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