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承重
chéngzhòng
1. to sustain
2. to bear the weight (of the upper storeys in architecture)
3. load-bearing
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Character Breakdown

承
chéng
to undertake, to bear, to accept a duty; inheritance
HSK 5 8 丶
重
zhòng
heavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
HSK 3 9 丶

Compound Words (1)

承重孙
chéngzhòngsūn
eldest grandson (to sustain upper storeys of ancestor worship)

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
38,438 of 84,292