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承乏
chéng fá
Pinyin
Definition
承乏
-
chéng fá
to accept a position on a provisional basis, in the absence of better qualified candidates (humble expr.)
Character Decomposition
承
㇖
水
一
二
乏
㇒
王
丶
戈
㇝
Related Words
(20)
乏味
fá wèi
1
tedious
承受
chéng shòu
1
to bear
2
to support
3
to inherit
承担
chéng dān
1
to undertake
2
to assume (responsibility etc)
承认
chéng rèn
1
to admit
2
to concede
3
to recognize
4
recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc)
5
to acknowledge
承诺
chéng nuò
1
to promise
2
to undertake to do something
3
commitment
缺乏
quē fá
1
to lack
2
to be short of
3
lack
4
shortage
不乏
bù fá
1
there is no lack of
乏
fá
1
short of
2
tired
乏力
fá lì
1
lacking in strength
2
weak
3
feeble
传承
chuán chéng
1
to pass on (to future generations)
2
passed on (from former times)
3
a continued tradition
4
an inheritance
匮乏
kuì fá
1
to be deficient in sth
2
to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)
奉承
fèng cheng
1
to fawn on
2
to flatter
3
to ingratiate oneself
4
flattery
应承
yìng chéng
1
to agree (to do sth)
2
to promise
承
Chéng
1
surname Cheng
2
Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God
承包
chéng bāo
1
to contract
2
to undertake (a job)
承德
Chéng dé
1
Chengde prefecture-level city in Hebei
2
also Chengde county
承接
chéng jiē
1
to receive
2
to accept
3
to carry on
承载
chéng zài
1
to bear the weight
2
to sustain
疲乏
pí fá
1
tired
2
weary
继承
jì chéng
1
to inherit
2
to succeed to (the throne etc)
3
to carry on (a tradition etc)
Idioms
(13)
一脉相承
yī mài xiāng chéng
1
traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
乏善可陈
fá shàn kě chén
1
to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
人困马乏
rén kùn mǎ fá
1
riders tired and horses weary (idiom)
2
worn out
3
exhausted
4
spent
5
fatigued
分身乏术
fēn shēn fá shù
1
to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
2
to be unable to attend to other things at the same time
勤劳不虞匮乏
qín láo bù yú kuì fá
1
Poverty is a stranger to industry. (idiom)
单调乏味
dān diào fá wèi
1
monotonous
2
dull
3
tedious (idiom)
回天乏术
huí tiān fá shù
1
unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
2
to fail to save the situation
应天承运
yìng tiān chéng yùn
1
lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven
2
the Divine Right of kings
承上起下
chéng shàng qǐ xià
1
to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
2
forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
承前启后
chéng qián qǐ hòu
1
to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
2
forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
欲振乏力
yù zhèn fá lì
1
to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength (idiom)
绕膝承欢
rào xī chéng huān
1
to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)
阿谀奉承
ē yú fèng chéng
1
flattering and fawning (idiom)
2
sweet-talking
Sample Sentences