受（到）
to receive; to be (welcomed, affected, protected, criticised …)
Structure
主语 受（到） （…的）欢迎／影响／保护／批评
What it means
“To receive; to be (welcomed, affected, protected …)”: says that something is done to the subject.
How it is built
Subject + 受（到）+ (…的) + verb-noun: 冻梨很受南方游客的欢迎 (frozen pears are very popular with southern visitors). 这座老教堂受到国家的保护.
When to use it
受 suits short set phrases and takes 很 (很受欢迎); 受到 takes longer objects and 了. 受…影响 opens weather and news reports. For good things you gain (帮助, 机会, 支持), 得到 is more usual.
Watch out
With 欢迎, 影响 and similar nouns, 受 is far more natural than 被: ✗ 很被欢迎 ✓ 很受欢迎.
Examples
受冷空气影响，明天气温将下降十度左右。
With cold air moving in, temperatures will fall by about ten degrees tomorrow.
冻梨很受南方游客的欢迎。
Frozen pears are very popular with visitors from the south.
这座老教堂受到国家的保护。
This old church is protected by the state.
Learn this in Lesson 22 · HSK 5: 冰城哈尔滨 (Harbin, the city of ice)
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