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chéng

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Definitions

  1. 1. to bear
  2. 2. to carry
  3. 3. to continue
  4. 4. to undertake
  5. 5. to take charge
  6. 6. owing to
  7. 7. due to
  8. 8. to receive

Example Sentences

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John 繼 了一大筆財產。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 363595)

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Words Containing 承

承销人
chéng xiāo rén

sales agent

女继承人
nǚ jì chéng rén

inheritress

承租方
chéng zū fāng

borrower

滚子轴承
gǔn zi zhóu chéng

roller bearing

承租人
chéng zū rén

leaser

承运
chéng yùn

to provide transport

承载力
chéng zài lì

carrying capacity

承认控罪
chéng rèn kòng zuì

guilty plea (law)

不承认主义
bù chéng rèn zhǔ yì

policy of non-recognition

承销店
chéng xiāo diàn

dealership

轴承销
zhóu chéng xiāo

pin bearing

支承
zhī chéng

to support

承运人
chéng yùn rén

carrier (of goods etc)

承包
chéng bāo

to contract

提示承兑
tí shì chéng duì

to present (a draft) for acceptance (commerce)

承德地区
chéng dé dì qū

now Chengde prefecture-level city

应天承运
yìng tiān chéng yùn

lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven

优先承购权
yōu xiān chéng gòu quán

prior purchase right

包承制
bāo chéng zhì

responsible crew system

继承者
jì chéng zhě

successor

满口应承
mǎn kǒu yìng chéng

to promise readily

承让人
chéng ràng rén

grantee (law)

承办
chéng bàn

to undertake

承籍
chéng jí

to inherit a rank (from a predecessor)

承载量
chéng zài liàng

carrying capacity

承乏
chéng fá

to accept a position on a provisional basis, in the absence of better qualified candidates (humble expr.)

承揽
chéng lǎn

to contract for an entire project

承销货物
chéng xiāo huò wù

goods on consignment

承德县
chéng dé xiàn

Chengde county in Chengde 承德[chéng dé], Hebei

主承销商
zhǔ chéng xiāo shāng

lead underwriter

承转
chéng zhuǎn

to transmit a document (up or down a chain of bureaucracy)

传承
chuán chéng

to pass on (to future generations)

承销利差
chéng xiāo lì chā

underwriting spread

承望
chéng wàng

to expect (often in negative combination, I never expected...)

奉承讨好
fèng cheng tǎo hǎo

to curry favor

包承组
bāo chéng zǔ

(responsible) crew

一脉相承
yī mài xiāng chéng

traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)

承认
chéng rèn

to admit

承销团
chéng xiāo tuán

underwriting group

承重孙
chéng zhòng sūn

eldest grandson (to sustain upper storeys of ancestor worship)

承重
chéng zhòng

(usu. of a structural component of a building) to bear a load

承上起下
chéng shàng qǐ xià

to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition

承欢
chéng huān

to cater to sb to make them happy (esp. of one's parents)

应承
yìng chéng

to agree (to do sth)

无船承运人
wú chuán chéng yùn rén

non-vessel-owning common carrier (NVOCC) (transportation)

承销商
chéng xiāo shāng

underwriting company

承袭
chéng xí

to inherit

奉承
fèng cheng

to fawn on

李承晚
lǐ chéng wǎn

Syngman Rhee (1875-1965), US-trained Korean politician and dictator, president of Republic of Korea 1948-1960

承德
chéng dé

Chengde prefecture-level city in Hebei

承包商
chéng bāo shāng

contractor

继承
jì chéng

to inherit

承受
chéng shòu

to bear

坦承
tǎn chéng

to confess

相承
xiāng chéng

to complement one another

承接
chéng jiē

to receive

承平
chéng píng

(periods of) peace and prosperity

滚珠轴承
gǔn zhū zhóu chéng

ball bearing

承德市
chéng dé shì

Chengde prefecture-level city in Hebei

奉承者
fèng chéng zhě

flatterer

继承人
jì chéng rén

heir

承兑
chéng duì

to accept (i.e. acknowledge as calling for payment) (commerce)

支承销
zhī chéng xiāo

fulcrum pin

承包人
chéng bāo rén

contractor

阿谀奉承
ē yú fèng chéng

flattering and fawning (idiom)

承让
chéng ràng

you let me win (said politely after winning a game)

承先启后
chéng xiān qǐ hòu

see 承前啟後|承前启后[chéng qián qǐ hòu]

秉承
bǐng chéng

to take orders

轴承
zhóu chéng

(mechanical) bearing

承载
chéng zài

to bear the weight

承租
chéng zū

to rent

承建
chéng jiàn

to construct under contract

承付
chéng fù

to promise to pay

主轴承
zhǔ zhóu chéng

main bearing

继承权
jì chéng quán

right of inheritance

承头
chéng tóu

to take responsibility

承审法官
chéng shěn fǎ guān

trial judge

承蒙
chéng méng

to be indebted (to sb)

承继
chéng jì

adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son)

承诺
chéng nuò

to promise

绕膝承欢
rào xī chéng huān

to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)

百般奉承
bǎi bān fèng chéng

to fawn upon sb in every possible way

承销价差
chéng xiāo jià chā

underwriting spread

承受力
chéng shòu lì

tolerance

承蒙关照
chéng méng guān zhào

to be indebted to sb for care

吴承恩
wú chéng ēn

Wu Cheng'en (1500-1582), author (or compiler) of novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记

担承
dān chéng

to undertake

承托
chéng tuō

to support

承销
chéng xiāo

to underwrite (i.e. guarantee financing)

承当
chéng dāng

to bear (responsibility)

承担
chéng dān

to undertake

继承衣钵
jì chéng yī bō

to take up sb's mantle

承顺
chéng shùn

to comply with

承应
chéng yìng

to agree

承销品
chéng xiāo pǐn

goods on consignment

承前启后
chéng qián qǐ hòu

to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition

承做
chéng zuò

to undertake

司马承帧
sī mǎ chéng zhēn

Sima Chengzhen (655-735), Daoist priest in Tang dynasty