坦承 tǎn chéng ㄊㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ taan2 sing4
- to confess
- to admit
- to come clean
- calmly
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坦
- 坦克 tǎn kè ㄊㄢˇ ㄎㄜˋ taan2 hak1 (loanword) tank (military vehicle)
- 坦然 tǎn rán ㄊㄢˇ ㄖㄢˊ taan2 jin4 calm
- 坦率 tǎn shuài ㄊㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄞˋ taan2 seot1 frank; candid; straightforward
- 坦白 tǎn bái ㄊㄢˇ ㄅㄞˊ taan2 baak6 honest
- 坦诚 坦誠 tǎn chéng ㄊㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ taan2 sing4 candid
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- 平坦 píng tǎn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄢˇ ping4 taan2 level
- 坦荡 坦蕩 tǎn dàng ㄊㄢˇ ㄉㄤˋ taan2 dong6 magnanimous
- 坦言 tǎn yán ㄊㄢˇ ㄧㄢˊ taan2 jin4 to say candidly
- 坦途 tǎn tú ㄊㄢˇ ㄊㄨˊ taan2 tou4 highway
- 坦陈 坦陳 tǎn chén ㄊㄢˇ ㄔㄣˊ taan2 can4 to reveal
- 泰坦 Tài tǎn ㄊㄞˋ ㄊㄢˇ taai3 taan2 Titan (race of deities in Greek mythology, moon of Saturn etc)
- 约坦 約坦 Yuē tǎn ㄩㄝ ㄊㄢˇ joek3 taan2 Jotham (son of Uzziah)
- 舒坦 shū tan ㄕㄨ ˙ㄊㄢ syu1 taan2 comfortable
- 顺坦 順坦 shùn tan ㄕㄨㄣˋ ˙ㄊㄢ seon6 taan2 smoothly
- 利维坦 利維坦 lì wéi tǎn ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄢˇ lei6 wai4 taan2 (loanword) leviathan
- 反坦克 fǎn tǎn kè ㄈㄢˇ ㄊㄢˇ ㄎㄜˋ faan2 taan2 hak1 anti-tank
- 吩坦尼 fēn tǎn ní ㄈㄣ ㄊㄢˇ ㄋㄧˊ fan1 taan2 nei4 fentanyl (loanword) (Tw)
- 坦佩雷 Tǎn pèi léi ㄊㄢˇ ㄆㄟˋ ㄌㄟˊ taan2 pui3 leoi4 Tampere (Swedish Tammerfors), Finland's second city
- 坦克车 坦克車 tǎn kè chē ㄊㄢˇ ㄎㄜˋ ㄔㄜ taan2 hak1 ce1 tank (armored vehicle)
- 坦博拉 Tǎn bó lā ㄊㄢˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄌㄚ taan2 bok3 laai1 Tambora, volcano on Indonesian island of Sumbawa 松巴哇, whose 1815 eruption is greatest in recorded history
承
- 传承 傳承 chuán chéng ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ cyun4 sing4 to pass on (to future generations)
- 承包 chéng bāo ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄠ sing4 baau1 to contract
- 承受 chéng shòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄡˋ sing4 sau6 to bear
- 承担 承擔 chéng dān ㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄢ sing4 daam1 to undertake
- 承认 承認 chéng rèn ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˋ sing4 jing6 to admit
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- 承诺 承諾 chéng nuò ㄔㄥˊ ㄋㄨㄛˋ sing4 nok6 to promise
- 承载 承載 chéng zài ㄔㄥˊ ㄗㄞˋ sing4 zoi3 to bear the weight
- 承办 承辦 chéng bàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄢˋ sing4 baan6 to undertake
- 秉承 bǐng chéng ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄥˊ bing2 sing4 to take orders
- 继承 繼承 jì chéng ㄐㄧˋ ㄔㄥˊ gai3 sing4 to inherit
- 奉承 fèng cheng ㄈㄥˋ ˙ㄔㄥ fung6 sing4 to fawn on
- 应承 應承 yìng chéng ㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄥˊ jing1 sing4 to agree (to do sth)
- 承乏 chéng fá ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄚˊ sing4 fat6 to accept a position on a provisional basis, in the absence of better qualified candidates (humble expr.)
- 承付 chéng fù ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄨˋ sing4 fu6 to promise to pay
- 承做 chéng zuò ㄔㄥˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ sing4 zou6 to undertake
- 承兑 承兌 chéng duì ㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋ sing4 deoi3 (commerce) to accept (i.e. acknowledge as calling for payment)
- 承尘 承塵 chéng chén ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄣˊ sing4 can4 (literary) ceiling
- 承平 chéng píng ㄔㄥˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ sing4 ping4 (successive periods of) peace and prosperity
- 承建 chéng jiàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ sing4 gin3 to construct under contract
- 承德 Chéng dé ㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄜˊ sing4 dak1 see 承德市
Idioms with these characters
- 承前启后 承前啟後 chéng qián qǐ hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ sing4 cin4 kai2 hau6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 阿谀奉承 阿諛奉承 ē yú fèng chéng ㄜ ㄩˊ ㄈㄥˋ ㄔㄥˊ o1 jyu4 fung6 sing4 flattering and fawning (idiom)
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- 起承转合 起承轉合 qǐ chéng zhuǎn hé ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄜˊ hei2 sing4 zyun2 hap6 (idiom) four-part structure of a composition: introduction, elucidation, pivot (shift in perspective), synthesis; (fig.) coherent structural progression in writing, narrative, or any unfolding process
- 绕膝承欢 繞膝承歡 rào xī chéng huān ㄖㄠˋ ㄒㄧ ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄢ jiu5 sat1 sing4 fun1 to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)
- 一脉相承 一脈相承 yī mài xiāng chéng ㄧ ㄇㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄥˊ jat1 mak6 soeng1 sing4 traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
- 应天承运 應天承運 yìng tiān chéng yùn ㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄔㄥˊ ㄩㄣˋ jing3 tin1 sing4 wan6 lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven
- 子承父业 子承父業 zǐ chéng fù yè ㄗˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄧㄝˋ zi2 sing4 fu6 jip6 (idiom) (of a son) to carry on one's father's business or profession