承 chéng to undertake
to undertake; to bear; to accept a duty
How to remember 承: 氶 pull up + 三 three = to undertake. The new manager has to pull up a sinking project with only three people on her team, and she still agrees to undertake it.
Component breakdown
承 = 氶 pull up + 三 three
- 氶 pull up
- 三 three
The new manager has to pull up a sinking project with only three people on her team, and she still agrees to undertake it.
How it is used
- 承 means to bear/undertake, and appears in a cluster of formal verbs about accepting duties or admitting things.
- 承认 (chéngrèn) means to admit/acknowledge (a fact or mistake) - different from 认为 (rènwéi) "to think/believe", which states an opinion rather than conceding a truth.
- 承担 (chéngdān) means to bear responsibility or cost, a formal verb: 承担责任 (chéngdān zérèn) - bear/take responsibility.
- 继承 (jìchéng) means to inherit (property, a title, or a tradition), while 承诺 (chéngnuò) means to make a formal promise/commitment.
Words with 承
- 承受chéngshòuto bearHSK 5
- 承担chéngdānto undertakeHSK 5
- 承认chéngrènto admitHSK 5
- 传承chuánchéngto pass on (to future generations)HSK 6
- 承办chéngbànto undertakeHSK 6
- 承诺chéngnuòto promiseHSK 6
- 继承jìchéngto inheritHSK 6
- 承包chéngbāoto contractHSK 8
- 承接chéngjiēto receiveHSK 8
- 承载chéngzàito bear the weightHSK 8
- 秉承bǐngchéngto take ordersHSK 9
Example sentences
- 他承受着很大的工作压力。 Tā chéngshòuzhe hěn dà de gōngzuò yālì.He's under a lot of pressure at work.