| 磨磨蹭蹭 | mó mó cèng cèng | to dillydally; slow-going | |
| 蹭蹬 | cèng dèng | to have bad luck; dammit! | |
| 挨挨蹭蹭 | āi āi cèng cèng | very crowded; to be delayed (idiom) | |
| 刮蹭 | guā cèng | to scrape one's car against sth; to sideswipe | |
| 蹭吃 | cèng chī | to freeload for food |
| 1 | Get on with your work. Don't dawdle. | |
| 2 | He's always cadging meals and drinks. | |
| 3 | The wheel was rubbing on the mudguard. | |
| 4 | I grazed my hand. | |
| 5 | Where have you been? Your clothes are all muddy. |