(cèng) — to rub against, to brush against; to move slowly, to shuffle; (coll.) to freeload, to get for free

Definizione

A casual verb with three distinct senses: physically rubbing/brushing against something, shuffling along slowly, or freeloading (a meal, a ride). The rubbing sense often reduplicates as 蹭来蹭去, unlike the unrelated 洗 ('to wash').

verb
to rub againstto brush againstto move slowlyto shuffle(coll.) to freeloadto get for free

Esempi

  • Nà zhī māo xǐ huan zài mén kuàng shàng cèng lái cèng qù.
    That cat likes to rub back and forth on the door frame.
  • Tā jiǎo téng, zhǐ néng yí bù yí bù dì wǎng qián cèng.
    His foot hurts, so he can only shuffle forward step by step.
  • Zhōu mò tā yòu lái cèng fàn le, lián xiè xie dōu bù shuō.
    He came to freeload a meal again on the weekend, not even saying thank you.

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