Chinese words starting with “cheng”
56 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable cheng. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 15 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
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- 1st tone 6
- 2nd tone 47
- 3rd tone 2
- 4th tone 1
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 成为chéng wéiHSK 2
to become; to turn into
- 成功chéng gōngHSK 3
success; to succeed
- 城市chéng shìHSK 3
city; town
- 承认chéng rènHSK 4
to admit; to concede; to recognize; recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc); to acknowledge
- 成员chéng yuánHSK 3
member
- 程度chéng dùHSK 3
degree; level; extent
- 程序chéng xùHSK 4
procedures; sequence; order; computer program
- 成绩chéng jìHSK 2
achievement; performance records; grades
- 成熟chéng shúHSK 3
mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen; Taiwan pr. [chéng shóu]
- 承诺chéng nuòHSK 6
to promise; to undertake to do something; commitment
- 成长chéng zhǎngHSK 3
to mature; to grow; growth
- 成立chéng lìHSK 3
to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water
- 称为chēng wéiHSK 3
to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
- 成就chéng jiùHSK 3
accomplishment; success; achievement; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about
- 成果chéng guǒHSK 3
result; achievement; gain; profit
All 56 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 城乡 | chéng xiāng | n | city and countryside | |
| 52 | 成群结队 | chéng qún jié duì | l | making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom); in large numbers; as a large crowd | |
| 53 | 成心 | chéng xīn | d | intentional; deliberate; on purpose | |
| 54 | 诚心诚意 | chéng xīn chéng yì | l | earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity | |
| 55 | 逞能 | chěng néng | v | to show off one's ability; to boast one's merits | |
| 56 | 乘人之危 | chéng rén zhī wēi | v | to take advantage of sb's precarious position |
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