程 chéng process
process; journey
How to remember 程: 禾 grain + 呈 to petition = process. The farmer's grain is stuck at customs, and she has to petition three offices in a long, slow process.
Component breakdown
程 = 禾 grain + 呈 to petition
- 禾 grain
- 呈 to petition
The farmer's grain is stuck at customs, and she has to petition three offices in a long, slow process.
How it is used
- Bound; process/course/degree. 过程 (guòchéng) the process, 程度 (chéngdù) degree/extent, 课程 (kèchéng) a course of study.
- 程序 (chéngxù) = procedure, and also a computer program.
- 工程 (gōngchéng) engineering/a construction project; 行程 (xíngchéng) an itinerary/journey.
Words with 程
- 过程guòchéngcourse of eventsHSK 4
- 课程kèchéngcourseHSK 4
- 工程gōngchéngengineeringHSK 5
- 工程师gōngchéngshīengineerHSK 5
- 程序chéngxùproceduresHSK 5
- 程度chéngdùdegreeHSK 5
- 行程xíngchéngjourneyHSK 5
- 全程quánchéngthe whole distanceHSK 6
- 旅程lǚchéngjourneyHSK 6
- 流程liúchéngcourseHSK 6
- 路程lùchéngrouteHSK 6
- 远程yuǎnchéngremoteHSK 6
- 专程zhuānchéngspecificallyHSK 7
- 前程qiánchéngfuture (career etc) prospectsHSK 7
- 历程lìchéngcourseHSK 7
- 日程rìchéngscheduleHSK 7
- 章程zhāngchéngrulesHSK 7
- 议程yìchéngagendaHSK 7
- 起程qǐchéngto set outHSK 7
- 进程jìnchéngcourse of eventsHSK 7
- 启程qǐchéngto set out on a journeyHSK 8
- 编程biānchéngto programHSK 9
- 里程碑lǐchéngbēimilestoneHSK 9
- 鹏程万里péngchéng-wànlǐthe fabled roc flies ten thousand milesHSK 9
Example sentences
- 它的制造过程很复杂。 Tā de zhìzào guòchéng hěn fùzá.The manufacturing process is very complicated.
- 我们马上就要启程了。 Wǒmen mǎshang jiù yào qǐchéng le.We're leaving in a moment.