zēng

HSK 4
common
noun
archaic

Meaning of

曾 means descendant two generations below; surname Zeng. Pronounced zēng. HSK 4.

  • descendant two generations below
  • surname Zeng
  • same as 增; to increase

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

de
zēng
shì
wèi
tuì退
xiū
jiào
shī
 

My great-grandfather was a retired teacher.

de
zēng
sūn
gāng
gāng
mǎn
suì
 

Her great-grandson just turned one year old.

men
jiā
de
zēng
bèi
céng
zhù
zài
jiāng
nán
shuǐ
xiāng
 

Our great-grandparent generation once lived in the water towns south of the Yangtze River.

Zēng
shì
ba
de
nǎi
nai
 

A great-grandmother is one's father's grandmother.

Zēng
sūn
shì
sūn
zi
de
ér
zi
 

A great-grandson is the son of one's grandson.