shòu受receiveyì益benefitfěi匪notqiǎn浅shallow
To benefit greatly; to learn a lot.
Literal meaning
receive (受) — benefit (益) — not (匪) — shallow (浅)
Origin
A classical four-character phrase to describe receiving significant benefits or learning.
Examples
Tīng听le了tā他de的jiǎng讲zuò座，wǒ我shòu受yì益fěi匪qiǎn浅。
I benefited greatly from listening to his lecture.
Zhè这cì次de的shí实xí习ràng让wǒ我shòu受yì益fěi匪qiǎn浅。
This internship benefited me greatly.
Usage & nuances
Used to express that one has gained a lot from an experience.
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