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.)
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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
- 坦承 tǎn chéng ㄊㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ taan2 sing4 to confess
- 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
乏
- 缺乏 quē fá ㄑㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˊ kyut3 fat6 to lack; to be short of
- 不乏 bù fá ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄚˊ bat1 fat6 there is no lack of
- 乏力 fá lì ㄈㄚˊ ㄌㄧˋ fat6 lik6 lacking in strength; weak; feeble
- 乏味 fá wèi ㄈㄚˊ ㄨㄟˋ fat6 mei6 tedious
- 匮乏 匱乏 kuì fá ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄚˊ gwai6 fat6 to be deficient in sth
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- 疲乏 pí fá ㄆㄧˊ ㄈㄚˊ pei4 fat6 tired
- 解乏 jiě fá ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄈㄚˊ gaai2 fat6 to relieve tiredness
- 贫乏 貧乏 pín fá ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄈㄚˊ pan4 fat6 impoverished
- 乏燃料 fá rán liào ㄈㄚˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ fat6 jin4 liu2 (nuclear energy) spent fuel
- 波提乏 Bō tí fá ㄅㄛ ㄊㄧˊ ㄈㄚˊ bo1 tai4 fat6 Potiphar, the captain of the pharaoh's guard (in the account of Joseph in the Book of Genesis)
- 缺乏症 quē fá zhèng ㄑㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˊ ㄓㄥˋ kyut3 fat6 zing3 clinical deficiency
- 不虞匮乏 不虞匱乏 bù yú kuì fá ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˊ ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄚˊ to have ample supplies (or money etc)
- 乏人照顾 乏人照顧 fá rén zhào gù ㄈㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄠˋ ㄍㄨˋ fat6 jan4 ziu3 gu3 (of a person) left unattended
- 乏善可陈 乏善可陳 fá shàn kě chén ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄣˊ fat6 sin6 ho2 can4 (idiom) to be nothing to write home about
- 乏燃料棒 fá rán liào bàng ㄈㄚˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄤˋ fat6 jin4 liu2 paang5 (nuclear energy) spent fuel rods
- 人困马乏 人困馬乏 rén kùn mǎ fá ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄈㄚˊ jan4 kwan3 maa5 fat6 riders tired and horses weary (idiom)
- 分身乏术 分身乏術 fēn shēn fá shù ㄈㄣ ㄕㄣ ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄨˋ fan1 san1 fat6 seot6 to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
- 单调乏味 單調乏味 dān diào fá wèi ㄉㄢ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄚˊ ㄨㄟˋ daan1 diu6 fat6 mei6 monotonous
- 回天乏术 回天乏術 huí tiān fá shù ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄨˋ wui4 tin1 fat6 seot6 (idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation; beyond recovery
- 后继乏人 後繼乏人 hòu jì fá rén ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄈㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ hau6 gai3 fat6 jan4 see 后继无人
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
- 单调乏味 單調乏味 dān diào fá wèi ㄉㄢ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄚˊ ㄨㄟˋ daan1 diu6 fat6 mei6 monotonous
- 乏善可陈 乏善可陳 fá shàn kě chén ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄣˊ fat6 sin6 ho2 can4 (idiom) to be nothing to write home about
- 分身乏术 分身乏術 fēn shēn fá shù ㄈㄣ ㄕㄣ ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄨˋ fan1 san1 fat6 seot6 to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
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- 回天乏术 回天乏術 huí tiān fá shù ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄨˋ wui4 tin1 fat6 seot6 (idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation; beyond recovery
- 人困马乏 人困馬乏 rén kùn mǎ fá ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄈㄚˊ jan4 kwan3 maa5 fat6 riders tired and horses weary (idiom)
- 欲振乏力 yù zhèn fá lì ㄩˋ ㄓㄣˋ ㄈㄚˊ ㄌㄧˋ juk6 zan3 fat6 lik6 to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength (idiom)