Definition
盛 (chéng) means 'to ladle or fill a bowl/plate with food or liquid' — it's the verb you use when serving rice, soup, or dishes. Note the pronunciation chéng (not shèng, which means 'prosperous' or 'abundant'). It is a specific action for transferring food into a container.
verb
to ladleto fill (a bowl/plate) with food or liquid
Easily confused
- 城chénglook-alikecity; town
- 成chéngsound-alike(classifier) tenth, ten percent (used after a number 1–9)
- 称chēngsound-aliketo weigh (on a scale)
- 称chēngsound-aliketo weigh
- 撑chēngsound-aliketo support, prop up, or open (an umbrella, etc.)
- 乘chéngsound-aliketo ride (a vehicle), to mount
- 乘chéngsound-aliketo ride; to travel by; to take (a vehicle)
- 呈chéngsound-aliketo submit (to a superior); to formally present
- 秤chèngsound-alikesteelyard; Chinese scale (a balance with a beam and sliding weight)
Examples
- 盛。Qǐng bāng wǒ chéng yì wǎn mǐfàn.Please help me fill a bowl of rice.
- ，盛。Tāng tài tàng le, děng yíhuìr zài chéng.The soup is too hot, wait a bit before ladling.
- 盛。Māma chéng le yí dà pán cài.Mom filled a large plate with food.
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