承
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chéng · to undertake, to bear, to accept a duty

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8Total strokes

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 承

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chéngWords pronounced chéng
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Example sentences

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Wǒ bù xiǎng chéng dān zhè yàng yí gè fēng xiǎn.我不想承担这样一个风险。

I don't want to take such a risk.

Source: Tatoeba #4799111 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ chéng rèn tā shì duì de.我承认他是对的。

I admit that he is right.

Source: Tatoeba #399947 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hú shàng de bīng tài báo le, chéng shòu bùliǎo nǐ de zhòngliàng.湖上的冰太薄了,承受不了你的重量。

The ice on the lake is too thin to bear your weight.

Source: Tatoeba #333758 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xū yào nǐ chéng nuò nǐ huì zhào wǒ shuō de huà qù zuò.我需要你承诺你会照我说的话去做。

I need you to promise you'll do what I ask you to do.

Source: Tatoeba #7885816 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā jì chéng le tā fù qīn de shì yè.他继承了他父亲的事业。

He took over his father's business.

Source: Tatoeba #343996 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ chéng rèn wǒ méi yǒu zuò wǒ dāying zuò de.我承认我没有做我答应做的。

I admitted that I didn't do what I promised I'd do.

Source: Tatoeba #9797493 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 承 in context

  1. Say chéng, then recall the core meaning: to undertake, to bear, to accept a duty.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Use it in 承担 (chéng dān), meaning “to undertake”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 承 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.