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céng
HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

  1. 1. to pile on top of one another
  2. 2. layer; stratum
  3. 3. floor (of a building); story
  4. 4. (math.) sheaf
  5. 5. classifier for layers

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 466126)

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Words Containing 层

层子
céng zi

stratum

低层
dī céng

low level

高层建筑
gāo céng jiàn zhù

high-rise building

深层
shēn céng

deep layer

链路层
liàn lù céng

link layer

胚层
pēi céng

germ layer

大气层
dà qì céng

atmosphere

底层
dǐ céng

ground or first floor

网络层协议
wǎng luò céng xié yì

network layer protocol

圣安地列斯断层
shèng ān de liè sī duàn céng

San Andreas Fault, California

层层
céng céng

layer upon layer

转换断层
zhuǎn huàn duàn céng

transform fault (geology)

层峦叠嶂
céng luán dié zhàng

range upon range of mountains (idiom)

层压
céng yā

lamination

传输层
chuán shū céng

transport layer

资料链结层
zī liào liàn jié céng

data link layer

成层
chéng céng

layered

冲积层
chōng jī céng

alluvial deposit

子层
zǐ céng

sublayer

实体层
shí tǐ céng

physical layer (OSI)

领导层
lǐng dǎo céng

ruling class

高层执行员
gāo céng zhí xíng yuán

senior executive

跃层
yuè céng

duplex (apartment)

适配层
shì pèi céng

adaptation layer

变温层
biàn wēn céng

troposphere

纹层
wén céng

lamina

图层
tú céng

layer (imaging)

平流层
píng liú céng

stratosphere

叠层岩
dié céng yán

stromatolite

双层床
shuāng céng chuáng

bunk beds

淋溶层
lín róng céng

alluvium (soil deposited by rivers)

正电子发射计算机断层
zhèng diàn zǐ fā shè jì suàn jī duàn céng

PET, positron emission tomography (medical imaging method)

外胚层
wài pēi céng

ectoderm (cell lineage in embryology)

对流层顶
duì liú céng dǐng

tropopause

盖层
gài céng

cap rock

层状
céng zhuàng

stratified

含水层
hán shuǐ céng

aquifer

双层公共汽车
shuāng céng gōng gòng qì chē

double-decker bus

薄油层
bó yóu céng

oil sheet

皮层
pí céng

cortex

眼色素层黑色素瘤
yǎn sè sù céng hēi sè sù liú

uveal melanoma

正电子发射体层
zhèng diàn zǐ fā shè tǐ céng

PET, positron emission tomography (medical imaging method)

中间层
zhōng jiān céng

mesosphere

打层次
dǎ céng cì

to get one's hair layered

矿层
kuàng céng

ore stratum

冲断层
chōng duàn céng

thrust fault (geology)

砌层
qì céng

course (i.e. building layer)

软流层
ruǎn liú céng

asthenosphere (geology)

矽铝层
xī lǚ céng

Sial

密密层层
mì mi céng céng

tightly packed

前部皮层下损伤
qián bù pí céng xià sǔn shāng

anterior subcortical lesions

表示层
biǎo shì céng

presentation layer

层楼
céng lóu

multistoried building

双层巴士
shuāng céng bā shì

double-decker bus

岩层
yán céng

rock strata

墓坑夯土层
mù kēng hāng tǔ céng

layer filled with rammed earth in a tomb pit (archeology)

地面层
dì miàn céng

ground floor

土层
tǔ céng

layer of soil

单层塔
dān céng tǎ

single-storied pagoda

九层塔
jiǔ céng tǎ

basil

深层政府
shēn céng zhèng fǔ

deep state

单层
dān céng

single layer

卷层云
juǎn céng yún

cirrostratus (cloud)

层次
céng cì

layer

非层状
fēi céng zhuàng

unstratified

管理层收购
guǎn lǐ céng shōu gòu

management buyout (MBO)

地层
dì céng

stratum (geology)

楼层
lóu céng

story

层理
céng lǐ

stratification

需求层次理论
xū qiú céng cì lǐ lùn

(Maslow's) hierarchy of needs (psychology)

臭氧层
chòu yǎng céng

ozone layer

首层
shǒu céng

first floor

层层加码
céng céng jiā mǎ

to increase bit by bit

层压式推销
céng yā shì tuī xiāo

pyramid scheme

下层
xià céng

underlayer

层积云
céng jī yún

stratocumulus cloud

电子层
diàn zǐ céng

electron shell (in the atom)

三胚层动物
sān pēi céng dòng wù

triploblastic animals (having three germ layers)

中气层顶
zhōng qì céng dǐng

mesopause

层流
céng liú

laminar flow

高层
gāo céng

high level

错层
cuò céng

split-level (home)

正电子断层
zhèng diàn zǐ duàn céng

PET, positron emission tomography (medical imaging method)

薄层
báo céng

thin layer

地层学
dì céng xué

stratigraphy (geology)

皮层下失语症
pí céng xià shī yǔ zhèng

subcortical aphasia

热层
rè céng

thermosphere

七层架构
qī céng jià gòu

seven layer architecture (OSI)

日冕层
rì miǎn céng

the sun's corona

非层岩
fēi céng yán

unstratified rock

煤层
méi céng

a coal bed

铜绿层
tóng lǜ céng

patina

叠层
dié céng

repeated layers

网络层
wǎng luò céng

network layer

分层
fēn céng

lamination

层级
céng jí

level

数据链路层
shù jù liàn lù céng

data link layer

角质层
jiǎo zhì céng

stratum corneum (outermost layer of the skin)

深层次
shēn céng cì

deep level

层面
céng miàn

aspect

工薪阶层
gōng xīn jiē céng

salaried class

层岩
céng yán

stratified rock

阶层
jiē céng

social class

大气层核试验
dà qì céng hé shì yàn

atmospheric nuclear test

层出不穷
céng chū bù qióng

more and more emerge

边界层
biān jiè céng

boundary layer

电脑断层扫描
diàn nǎo duàn céng sǎo miáo

CAT scan

岩石层
yán shí céng

rock stratum

夹层
jiā céng

hollow layer between two solid layers

表层
biǎo céng

surface layer

距状皮层
jù zhuàng pí céng

calcarine

自然层
zì rán céng

natural layer (in an archaeological dig)

凝聚层
níng jù céng

coherent sheaf (math.)

层云
céng yún

stratus (cloud)

双层
shuāng céng

double tier

圣安德列斯断层
shèng ān dé liè sī duàn céng

San Andreas Fault, California

磁层
cí céng

magnetosphere

正电子发射层析
zhèng diàn zǐ fā shè céng xī

positron emission tomography (PET)

层见迭出
céng jiàn dié chū

to occur frequently

文化层
wén huà céng

cultural layer (in an archaeological dig)

加密套接字协议层
jiā mì tào jiē zì xié yì céng

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) (computing)

层峦
céng luán

range upon range of mountains

多层次分析模型
duō céng cì fēn xī mó xíng

multilevel analysis model

真皮层
zhēn pí céng

dermis

外层空间
wài céng kōng jiān

outer space

逆断层
nì duàn céng

reverse fault (geology)

冻土层
dòng tǔ céng

permafrost

内层
nèi céng

internal layer

龙门断层
lóng mén duàn céng

Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin

走向滑动断层
zǒu xiàng huá dòng duàn céng

strike-slip fault (geology)

顶层
dǐng céng

top floor

价层
jià céng

valency shell (chemistry)

层叠
céng dié

layer upon layer

一层
yī céng

layer

深层清洁
shēn céng qīng jié

deep cleansing

层层传达
céng céng chuán dá

to send down the line

应用层
yìng yòng céng

application layer (computing)

高层云
gāo céng yún

altostratus

电子层数
diàn zǐ céng shù

electron shell number (chemistry)

同步数位阶层
tóng bù shù wèi jiē céng

synchronous digital hierarchy

外层
wài céng

outer layer

散逸层
sàn yì céng

exosphere

正电子发射断层照相术
zhèng diàn zǐ fā shè duàn céng zhào xiāng shù

positron emission tomography (PET)

更上一层楼
gèng shàng yī céng lóu

to take it up a notch

基层
jī céng

basic level

对流层
duì liú céng

troposphere

断层线
duàn céng xiàn

geological fault line

上层
shàng céng

upper layer

介质访问控制层
jiè zhì fǎng wèn kòng zhì céng

MAC layer

附面层
fù miàn céng

boundary layer

电离层
diàn lí céng

ionosphere

热成层
rè chéng céng

thermosphere

铜锈层
tóng xiù céng

patina

层次分明
céng cì fēn míng

layered; structured; made up of distinct parts

同温层
tóng wēn céng

stratosphere

断层
duàn céng

fault (geology)

内胚层
nèi pēi céng

endoderm (cell lineage in embryology)

龙门山断层
lóng mén shān duàn céng

Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin

煤层气
méi céng qì

coalbed methane

多层
duō céng

multilayered

落叶层
luò yè céng

leaf litter

中层
zhōng céng

middle-ranking

千层面
qiān céng miàn

lasagna

网路链接层
wǎng lù liàn jiē céng

network link layer

上层建筑
shàng céng jiàn zhù

superstructure

云层
yún céng

the clouds

多层大厦
duō céng dà shà

multistory building

影响层面
yǐng xiǎng céng miàn

impact; effect

中气层
zhōng qì céng

mesosphere

走向断层
zǒu xiàng duàn céng

strike fault (geology)

层报
céng bào

to report to higher authorities through layers of hierarchy

叠层石
dié céng shí

stromatolite

雨层云
yǔ céng yún

nimbostratus

包层
bāo céng

cladding

浅层文字
qiǎn céng wén zì

shallow orthography (governed by simple rules)

增温层
zēng wēn céng

thermosphere

镀层
dù céng

the coating of sth that has been chrome-plated or copper-plated etc

中胚层
zhōng pēi céng

mesoderm (cell lineage in embryology)

物理层
wù lǐ céng

physical layer

皮层性
pí céng xìng

cortical

形成层
xíng chéng céng

vascular cambium (layer of tissue responsible for growth inside wood)

多层材
duō céng cái

plywood

涂层
tú céng

protective layer

滋养层
zī yǎng céng

trophoblastic layer (attaches fertilized ovum to the uterus)

正断层
zhèng duàn céng

normal fault (geology)

皮层性视损伤
pí céng xìng shì sǔn shāng

cortical visual impairment (CVI)

正电子照射断层摄影
zhèng diàn zǐ zhào shè duàn céng shè yǐng

positrion emission tomography (PET)

矽镁层
xī měi céng

sima (geology)

高层旅馆
gāo céng lǚ guǎn

luxury hotel

负一层
fù yī céng

(architecture) basement level 1; floor B1

计算机断层
jì suàn jī duàn céng

CT, computed tomography (medical imaging method)

社会阶层
shè huì jiē céng

social class