承
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to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive
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Words with 承
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 承上起下 | to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition; forming… | |
| 承德县 | Chengde, a county in Chengde City 承德市[Cheng2 de2 Shi4], Hebei | |
| 承德市 | Chengde, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3] | |
| 无船承运人 | non-vessel-owning common carrier (NVOCC) (transportation) | |
| 起承转合 | (idiom) four-part structure of a composition: introduction, elucidation, pivot (shift in p… | |
| 应天承运 | lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of hea… | |
| 承运人 | carrier (of goods etc) | |
| 承包人 | contractor | |
| 满口应承 | to promise readily | |
| 不承认主义 | policy of non-recognition | |
| 承头 | to take responsibility | |
| 一脉相承 | traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc) | |
| 承受力 | tolerance; capability of adapting oneself | |
| 承平 | (successive periods of) peace and prosperity; peaceful | |
| 承包商 | contractor | |
| 承德 | see 承德市[Cheng2 de2 Shi4]; see 承德縣|承德县[Cheng2 de2 Xian4] | |
| 承重 | (usu. of a structural component of a building) to bear a load; load-bearing (wall, pillar … | |
| 相承 | to complement one another | |
| 子承父业 | (idiom) (of a son) to carry on one's father's business or profession | |
| 主承销商 | lead underwriter |