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zhēng

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zhēng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhēng | zheng1
English translation
journey
trip
expedition
to go on long campaign
to attack
to invite
to recruit
to levy (taxes)
to draft (troops)
phenomenon
symptom
characteristic sign (used as proof)
evidence
to summon, to recruit; levy, tax; journey; invasion

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About zhēng

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

zhēng

Contains the radical

chì

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

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Etymology of zhēng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

彳正

Semantic compound

chì

Phonetic compound

zhēng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chì represents the meaning and zhēng represents the sound. Originally written as zhēng .

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Example sentences using zhēng

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分生孢子 bāo zǐ shì 真菌 zhēn jūn de 特征 tèzhēng ,无性 wú xìng 繁殖 fánzhí de 单位 dānwèi .

Conidia are the characteristic asexual reproductive units of fungi.

1979 Nián 以来 yǐlái ,全国 quán guó gòng 征收 zhēngshōu 排污费247亿 Yuán .

Since 1979 China has collected 7 billion yuan in pollutant discharge fees.

jiāng hūn jiè Dài zài 左手 zuǒ shǒu de 第三 zhǐ shǒu zhǐ shǎng , 意味着 yìwèizhe 夫妻 fū qī 双方 shuāngfāng 象征性 xiàng zhēng xìng de 宣告 xuān gào 他们 tā men de 爱情 àiqíng 天长地久 tiān cháng dì jiǔ ,他们 tā men 定能 dìng néng 白头偕 lǎo .

By wearing the ring on the third finger of the left hand, a married couple symbolically declares their eternal love for each

zài shào zhàn 可征服空间站 kōng jiān zhàn de 服务 fú wù shuì 现在 xiànzài 可以 kěyǐ bèi 计算 jìsuàn .

The cost modifiers in outposts and conquerable stations are now scaleable.

根据 gēnjù 物理 wùlǐ shǎng de 理由 lǐyóu ,我们 wǒmen 总是 zǒngshì 剔除 tī chú líng 作为 zuòwéi 本征函数 hán shù .

We always reject zero as an eigenfunction on the ground of physics.

Words with zhēng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
特征 tèzhēng characteristic特徵
象征 xiàngzhēng emblem象徵
征服 zhēngfú to conquer征服 zhēngfú
zhēng to invite zhēng
征兆 zhēng zhào omen徵兆
征求 zhēngqiú to solicit徵求
征收 zhēngshōu to levy (a fine)徵收
综合征 zōng hé zhēng syndrome綜合徵
征集 zhēng jí to collect徵集
长征 Cháng zhēng expedition長征
应征 yìng zhēng to apply (for a job)應徵
征战 zhēng zhàn campaign征戰
出征 chū zhēng to go into battle出征 chū zhēng
远征 yuǎn zhēng march to remote regions遠征
征兵 zhēng bīng to levy troops徵兵
征用 zhēng yòng to expropriate征用 zhēng yòng
征召 zhēng zhào to enlist徵召
象征性 xiàng zhēng xìng symbolic象徵性
征地 zhēng dì to requisition land征地 zhēng dì
体征 tǐ zhēng (medical) sign體徵
征程 zhēng chéng journey征程 zhēng chéng
征税 zhēng shuì to levy taxes徵稅
征途 zhēng tú trek征途 zhēng tú
征询 zhēng xún to consult徵詢
征婚 zhēng hūn to look for a partner徵婚

zhēng Decomposition & Compounds

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zhēng Decomposition

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zhēng Compounds

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