dèng

蹬

Character · Verb

see 蹭蹬 (cènɡdènɡ)

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Meanings

1 sense · 1 examples

verb

literary

Only used in the fixed literary idiom 蹭蹬 (cènɡdènɡ), which describes a frustrating, unlucky life experience.

Tā他

bàn半

shēng生

cèng蹭

dèng蹬

，

zhōng终

yú于

zài在

wǎn晚

nián年

yíng迎

lái来

le了

zhuǎn转

jī机

。

After a lifetime of frustration, he finally got a break in his later years.