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Chéng

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Chéng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Chéng | Cheng2
English translation
surname Cheng
to ride
to mount
to make use of
to avail oneself of
to take advantage of
to multiply (mathematics)
Buddhist sect or creed
old variant of Chéng [chéng]
ride, mount; to make use of; to ascend; to multiply
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shèng | sheng4
English translation
four horse military chariot (archaic)
four (archaic)
generic term for history books

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About Chéng

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

Chéng

Contains the radical

丿 piě

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

Two feet  běi  climbing a beanstalk 

Etymology of Chéng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

禾北

Explanation

Pictograph of a person ( rén ) who has climbed up a tree ().

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Example sentences using Chéng

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Zuò 出租车 chūzūchē ér gǎi Chéng 公共汽车 gōnggòngqìchē 节省 jiéshěng Qián .

He economized by using buses instead of taking taxis.

奥立佛 Cóng míng 衣冠楚楚 yī guān chǔ chǔ de 乘客 chéng kè 身上 shēn shang tōu 得一 Bāo 香烟 xiāng yān .

Oliver filched a packet of cigarettes from a well - dressed passenger.

一方面 yī fāng miàn Dōng wéi 车上 de 乘客 chéng kè 感到 gǎn dào 惭愧 cánkuì .

On one hand, Tony was ashamed of the people on the train.

gǎi Chéng 电车 diàn chē ér Chéng 出租汽车 chū zū qì chē 节省 jiéshěng Qián .

He economized by using trams instead of taking taxis.

zhè liàng Chē 我们 wǒmen liǎ 乘坐 chéngzuò 相当 xiāngdāng le .

The car is quite large for ( the two of us.

Words with Chéng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
Chéng to ride Chéng
乘客 chéng kè passenger乘客 chéng kè
乘坐 chéngzuò to ride (in a vehicle)乘坐 chéngzuò
乘车 chéng chē to drive乘車
搭乘 dā chéng to ride as a passenger搭乘 dā chéng
乘务员 chéng wù yuán attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc乘務員
乘机 chéng jī to take a plane乘機
换乘 huàn chéng to change train (plane, bus etc)換乘
乘船 chéng chuán to embark乘船 chéng chuán
上乘 shàng chéng first-class上乘 shàng chéng
乘警 chéng jǐng police on trains乘警 chéng jǐng
有机可乘 yǒu jī kě chéng to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom)有機可乘
乘务 chéng wù service (on a train, a plane etc)乘務
乘法 chéng fǎ multiplication乘法 chéng fǎ
乘虚而入 chéng xū ér rù to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse乘虛而入
乘凉 chéng liáng to cool off in the shade乘涼
乘势 chéng shì to seize the opportunity乘勢
乘风破浪 chéng fēng pò làng to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions乘風破浪
乘胜 chéng shèng to follow up a victory乘勝
乘积 chéng jī product (result of multiplication)乘積
乘胜追击 chéng shèng zhuī jī to pursue retreating enemy乘勝追擊
乘法表 chéng fǎ biǎo multiplication table乘法表 chéng fǎ biǎo
乘数 chéng shù multiplier乘數
空乘 kōng chéng flight attendant空乘 kōng chéng

Chéng Decomposition & Compounds

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Chéng Decomposition

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Chéng Compounds

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  • Chéng
    • shèng , shèng , ,
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