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zèng

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zèng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zèng | zeng4
English translation
to give as a present
to repel
to bestow an honorary title after death (old)
to bestow, to confer, to present a gift

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About zèng

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Number of strokes

16

Traditional form

zèng

Contains the radical

Bèi

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

money

Etymology of zèng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

贝曾

Semantic compound

Bèi

Phonetic compound

Zēng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Bèi represents the meaning and Zēng represents the sound. Simplified form of zèng .

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Example sentences using zèng

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shuì shì 自愿 zìyuàn 捐献 juān xiàn de 赠款 zèng kuǎn ,惟有 wéi yǒu 下议院 xià yì yuàn cái Néng 接受 jiēshòu .

The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of Commons alone.

去年 qùnián gāi 基金会 jī jīn huì 赠款 zèng kuǎn 五百 Yuán 以上 yǐ shàng .

This foundation provided bounties of more than 5 million last year.

qiáo , 阿波罗 Ā bō luó 正在 zhèngzài 剃刀 tì dāo 赠给我们 wǒmen 这项手艺 shǒuyì de 特里泼托勒默斯.

Apollo, you see, is bestowing the razor on the Triptolemus of our craft.

得到 dé dào le 戏院 xì yuàn de zèng piào .

I've got complimentary tickets for the theatre.

xián 捐赠 juān zèng 微薄 wēi bó ér 嗤之以鼻 chī zhī yǐ bí .

She turned her nose up at my small donation.

Words with zèng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
捐赠 juān zèng to donate捐贈
赠送 zèngsòng to present as a gift贈送
zèng to repel zèng
赠品 zèng pǐn gift贈品
赠与 zèng yǔ to grant贈與
馈赠 kuì zèng to present (a gift) to (sb)饋贈
赠予 zèng yǔ to grant贈予
转赠 zhuǎn zèng to pass on a present轉贈
捐赠者 juān zèng zhě donor捐贈者
赠款 zèng kuǎn grant贈款
遗赠 yí zèng to bequeath遺贈
敬赠 jìng zèng complimentary敬贈
追赠 zhuī zèng to give to the departed追贈
奉赠 fèng zèng (honorific) to present奉贈
临别赠言 lín bié zèng yán words of advice on parting臨別贈言
赠与者 zèng yǔ zhě giver贈與者

zèng Decomposition & Compounds

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zèng Decomposition

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