Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
承
chéng
Description
“承”这个字有“接受”和“承担”的意思，常常用在书面语里。
我们也用它来客气地感谢别人，比如“承蒙帮助”。
Meanings
承担chéngdān
to bear; to undertake (a duty or responsibility)
这件事由我来承担。
承chéng
to receive; to accept (often politely)
承蒙您的帮助，谢谢。
承chéng
to carry on; to continue (from before)
他继承了父亲的公司。
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Notes
- Etymology
originally depicts hands holding up something, giving the sense of receiving and supporting.
- Nuance
as a single character 承 is formal; in daily speech it appears in compounds like 承认, 继承.
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