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Meaning of 蹭

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Pinyin: cèng
English Definition: to rub against; to walk slowly; (coll.) to freeload
Chinese Definition:
①磨,擦:蹭脱一层皮。
②由擦过而沾上:蹭一身灰。
③拖延:磨蹭。蹭时间。
④一步一步缓慢地移动:慢慢往前蹭。
⑤(蹭蹬指白占便宜:坐蹭车。(déng))a.失势难进的样子,如“或乃蹭蹭穷波,陆死盐田”;b.喻失意、潦倒,如“岂知蹭蹭不称意,八年梁益雕朱颜”。[合]把手蹭破了;蹭破一层皮。)
Total strokes: 19; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (foot) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ ] foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
    • [ céng ] already, formerly, once; the past
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Example Words
磨磨蹭蹭 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
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Example Sentences
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.