受到／遭到 + 动词
to meet with, suffer or receive (a verb used as a noun, in a passive sense)
Structure
主语 受到／遭到／得到 （做事的人 + 的） 双音节动词
What it means
Says the subject meets with, suffers or receives an action. The verb after it behaves like a noun, giving a passive sense.
How it is built
Subject + 受到／遭到／得到 + (doer + 的) + two-syllable verb: 玄奘得到了唐太宗的支持 (Xuanzang had Emperor Taizong's backing).
When to use it
遭到 only for harm (遭到拒绝), 得到 only for help (得到支持), 受到 either way and most common (受到欢迎, 受到影响). More formal than 被, and it leaves room for an adjective: 受到了隆重的欢迎.
Watch out
No object, no one-syllable verb, no 遭到 for good things. ✗ 受到欢迎他 ✗ 遭到打 ✓ 遭到殴打 / 挨打 ✗ 遭到表扬 ✓ 受到表扬.
Examples
645年，玄奘带着657部佛经回到长安，受到了隆重的欢迎。
In 645 Xuanzang returned to Chang’an with 657 scriptures and was given a grand welcome.
灭佛那几年，大批寺院遭到拆毁，连铜佛像也被熔掉铸成了钱。
In the years of the persecution, monasteries were pulled down in great numbers, and even the bronze Buddhas were melted down and made into coins.
玄奘翻译佛经，得到了唐太宗的支持。
Xuanzang’s translation of the scriptures had the backing of Emperor Taizong.
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