Chinese words starting with “ceng”
6 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable ceng. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 1 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial c · final eng · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 2nd tone 5
- 4th tone 1
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 曾经céng jīngHSK 3
once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
All 6 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 曾 | céng | d,nr | once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) | |
| 2 | 层 | céng | qv,n | to pile on top of one another; layer; stratum; floor (of a building); story; (math.) sheaf; classifier for layers | |
| 3 | 层次 | céng cì | n | layer; level; gradation; arrangement of ideas; (a person's) standing | |
| 4 | 层面 | céng miàn | n | aspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual etc); (geology) bedding plane | |
| 5 | 蹭 | cèng | v | to rub against; to walk slowly; (coll.) to freeload | |
| 6 | 层出不穷 | céng chū bù qióng | v | more and more emerge; innumerable succession; breeding like flies (idiom) |
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