承乏
chéng fá
Pinyin

Definition

承乏
 - 
chéng fá
  1. to accept a position on a provisional basis, in the absence of better qualified candidates (humble expr.)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

乏味
fá wèi
  1. 1 tedious
承受
chéng shòu
  1. 1 to bear
  2. 2 to support
  3. 3 to inherit
承担
chéng dān
  1. 1 to undertake
  2. 2 to assume (responsibility etc)
承认
chéng rèn
  1. 1 to admit
  2. 2 to concede
  3. 3 to recognize
  4. 4 recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc)
  5. 5 to acknowledge
承诺
chéng nuò
  1. 1 to promise
  2. 2 to undertake to do something
  3. 3 commitment
缺乏
quē fá
  1. 1 to lack
  2. 2 to be short of
  3. 3 lack
  4. 4 shortage
不乏
bù fá
  1. 1 there is no lack of
乏
fá
  1. 1 short of
  2. 2 tired
乏力
fá lì
  1. 1 lacking in strength
  2. 2 weak
  3. 3 feeble
传承
chuán chéng
  1. 1 to pass on (to future generations)
  2. 2 passed on (from former times)
  3. 3 a continued tradition
  4. 4 an inheritance
匮乏
kuì fá
  1. 1 to be deficient in sth
  2. 2 to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)
奉承
fèng cheng
  1. 1 to fawn on
  2. 2 to flatter
  3. 3 to ingratiate oneself
  4. 4 flattery
应承
yìng chéng
  1. 1 to agree (to do sth)
  2. 2 to promise
承
Chéng
  1. 1 surname Cheng
  2. 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. 1 to contract
  2. 2 to undertake (a job)
承德
Chéng dé
  1. 1 Chengde prefecture-level city in Hebei
  2. 2 also Chengde county
承接
chéng jiē
  1. 1 to receive
  2. 2 to accept
  3. 3 to carry on
承载
chéng zài
  1. 1 to bear the weight
  2. 2 to sustain
疲乏
pí fá
  1. 1 tired
  2. 2 weary
继承
jì chéng
  1. 1 to inherit
  2. 2 to succeed to (the throne etc)
  3. 3 to carry on (a tradition etc)

Idioms (13)

一脉相承
yī mài xiāng chéng
  1. 1 traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
乏善可陈
fá shàn kě chén
  1. 1 to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
人困马乏
rén kùn mǎ fá
  1. 1 riders tired and horses weary (idiom)
  2. 2 worn out
  3. 3 exhausted
  4. 4 spent
  5. 5 fatigued
分身乏术
fēn shēn fá shù
  1. 1 to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
  2. 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. 1 Poverty is a stranger to industry. (idiom)
单调乏味
dān diào fá wèi
  1. 1 monotonous
  2. 2 dull
  3. 3 tedious (idiom)
回天乏术
huí tiān fá shù
  1. 1 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail to save the situation
应天承运
yìng tiān chéng yùn
  1. 1 lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven
  2. 2 the Divine Right of kings
承上起下
chéng shàng qǐ xià
  1. 1 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
  2. 2 forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
承前启后
chéng qián qǐ hòu
  1. 1 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
  2. 2 forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
欲振乏力
yù zhèn fá lì
  1. 1 to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength (idiom)
绕膝承欢
rào xī chéng huān
  1. 1 to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)
阿谀奉承
ē yú fèng chéng
  1. 1 flattering and fawning (idiom)
  2. 2 sweet-talking

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