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秉承

bǐng chéng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

秉承 (bǐng chéng) means "to take orders; to receive commands; to carry on (a tradition)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 秉承 means

1. to take orders
2. to receive commands
3. to carry on (a tradition)

The characters in 秉承

• 秉bǐngto grasp; to hold; to maintain
• 承chéngto bear; to carry; to hold

Sounds the same

Read bǐng chéng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 禀承variant of 秉承

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read bǐng chéng correctly.
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