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承 (sing4) — undertake; contract (to do a job) in Cantonese

singˎ₄承
Mandarin Pinyin: cheng2

Meaning of 承

nounundertake; contract (to do a job)
nouncontinue; carry on; succeed
nounbear; hold; support; carry
nounindebted/obliged to; be granted a favour
nountake an order; receive an instruction
nounto admit/to promise

Example Sentences with 承

多謝嗮你噃，承惠十一銀啦。
Thank you. Please pay eleven dollars.
ziˍ₆自geiˊ²己singˎ₄承daamˉ¹擔hauˍ₆後gwo2.果。
Bear the consequences yourself.
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係waiˎ₄唯jatˉ¹一gai˗₃繼singˎ₄承jan4.人。
He is the sole heir.
neiˏ₅你haiˍ₆係go˗₃個gai˗₃繼singˎ₄承jan4.人。
You are the heir.
binˉ¹邊go˗₃個haiˍ₆係gai˗₃繼singˎ₄承jan4?人？
Who is the heir?
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Words Containing 承

繼承gai3 sing4
inherit; succeed to
承座sing4 zo6
bearing (lit., "inherited seat")
起承轉合hei2 sing4 zyun2 hap6
introduction, elucidation of theme, transition of viewpoint, summing up: 4 steps essay composition
承載sing4 zoi3
load bearing capacity; bear the weight of a load
承辦喪葬者sing4 baan6 song1 zong3 ze2
undertaker
承認者sing4 jing6 ze2
approver
承辦商sing4 baan6 soeng1
a purveyor
軸承zuk6 sing4
a mechanical bearing
承認書sing4 jing6 syu1
acknowledgment
承辦sing4 baan6
to undertake; to accept (an assignment)
承諾sing4 nok6
promise (to do something);
承襲sing4 zaap6
1. inherit 2. observe; follow

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