chéng

rule

surname Cheng; order; regulations; formula; journey; procedure; sequence

grain (禾) + chéng sound (呈) = measured order and procedure

Ancient grain measurement was the original standard of regulated quantity, naturally extending to rules, sequences, and formulas. 呈 mainly gives the pronunciation chéng; 禾 carries the conceptual weight.

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我们按照序一步一步来做。

wǒ men àn zhào chéng xù yī bù yī bù lái zuò。

We follow the procedure step by step.

这段路比我想的要远一些。

zhè duàn lù chéng bǐ wǒ xiǎng de yào yuǎn yī xiē。

This stretch of journey is a bit farther than I thought.

Words with 程

通识课程

tōng shí kè chéng

general course

进程

jìn chéng

course of events; process

运动方程

yùn dòng fāng chéng

equations of motion

运程

yùn chéng

one's fortune (in astrology)

过程

guò chéng

course of events

道路工程

dào lù gōng chéng

road construction

远程

yuǎn chéng

remote

远程导弹

yuǎn chéng dǎo dàn

long distance missile

远程登录

yuǎn chéng dēng lù

to log in remotely

远程监控

yuǎn chéng jiān kòng

remote monitoring

遗传工程

yí chuán gōng chéng

genetic engineering

里程

lǐ chéng

mileage (distance traveled)

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