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Hanzi

逞 / 逞

Traditional
逞
Simplified
逞

to show off/to flaunt/to carry out or succeed in a scheme/to indulge/to give free rein to

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 9

Pinyin

chěng, yíng

Bopomofo

ㄔㄥˇ, ㄧㄥˊ

Jyutping

cing2

Example sentences

得逞 déchěng
警方及時趕到，讓騙子的陰謀沒有得逞。
警方及时赶到，让骗子的阴谋没有得逞。

The police arrived in time, so the scammer's scheme did not succeed.

逞能 chěngnéng
他總是喜歡在大家面前逞能。
他总是喜欢在大家面前逞能。

He always likes to show off in front of everyone.

逞 chěng
他受傷了，卻還想逞強搬東西。
他受伤了，却还想逞强搬东西。

He was injured, yet he still wanted to act tough and carry things.

Example Vocabulary

得逞

de2'cheng3

to succeed in a scheme; to get one's way, usually in a bad way

逞能

cheng3'neng2

to show off one's ability; to brag

不逞之徒

bu4'cheng3'zhi1'tu2

逞

cheng3

to show off; to act tough or indulge in something recklessly

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