Level 5 · Advanced
Formal passive: 受
Subj. + 受（到）+ Abstract Noun
受 (shòu) means "to receive" and builds the formal passive: 这位老师很受学生欢迎 "this teacher is very popular with students" — literally "receives students' welcome." It takes abstract nouns: 欢迎, 影响, 教育, and 伤 (受伤 "get injured").
深受 cranks it up ("deeply"): 这本书深受年轻人喜爱. Unlike 被, 受 isn't for concrete one-off events — your phone gets 被偷 (stolen), never 受偷.
Examples
这位老师很受学生欢迎。
這位老師很受學生歡迎。
zhè wèi lǎo shī hěn shòu xué sheng huān yíng
This teacher is very popular with students.
他在比赛中受了伤。
他在比賽中受了傷。
tā zài bǐ sài zhōng shòu le shāng
He got injured during the match.
这本书深受读者喜爱。
這本書深受讀者喜愛。
zhè běn shū shēn shòu dú zhě xǐ ài
This book is deeply loved by readers.
计划受天气影响，改到了下周。
計劃受天氣影響，改到了下週。
jì huà shòu tiān qì yǐng xiǎng gǎi dào liǎo xià zhōu
Affected by the weather, the plan was moved to next week.
Common mistakes
✗ 我的手机受偷了。
✓ 我的手机被偷了。
受 takes abstract nouns (欢迎、影响、伤). Concrete events like theft use 被.
Related grammar points
See it in a story
Read this pattern in context: The Dream Creator: The Story of Walt Disney · The Story of Flamin' Hot Cheetos — free graded stories with tap-to-reveal pinyin and translations.
