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title: "Shouhui Meaning: 受贿 (shòuhuì) Means “to accept bribes”"
description: "受贿 (traditional 受賄, shòuhuì) means “to accept bribes; bribery”. Hear its tones, see what 受 and 贿 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shouhui"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 受贿 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

受贿 shòuhuì

## to accept bribes; bribery

## Its characters

1. 受 shòu to receive
2. 贿 huì bribe

## In a sentence

他因为受贿被公司开除了。 He was fired by the company for accepting bribes.

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## More words with 受 or 贿

- [承受 chéngshòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengshou)
- [感受 gǎnshòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganshou)
- [接受 jiēshòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jieshou)
- [难受 nánshòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nanshou)
- [忍受 rěnshòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/renshou)
- [受不了 shòubuliǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shoubuliao)
- [受到 shòudào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shoudao)
- [受理 shòulǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shouli)
- [受伤 shòushāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shoushang)
- [享受 xiǎngshòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiangshou)

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