Meaning
attack; levy (troops or taxes); journey; trip; expedition
Chinese: 军队。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zheng” becomes a different word in each tone. 征 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 特征tè zhēngcharacteristic; diagnostic property; distinctive feature; trait
- 征服zhēng fúto conquer; to subdue; to vanquish
- 征求zhēng qiúto solicit; to seek; to request (opinions, feedback etc); to petition
- 象征xiàng zhēngsymbol; emblem; to symbolize; to signify
- 征收zhēng shōuto levy (a tax); to expropriate
Example Sentence
做决定前，他征求了大家的意见。Zuò jué dìng qián, tā zhēng qiú le dà jiā de yì jiàn.Before making the decision, he asked for everyone opinions.
做Zuòto make决定jué dìngdecision (CL:个,项)前qiánfront，他tāhe征求zhēng qiúto solicit了le(completed action)大家dà jiāeveryone的deof意见yì jiànidea。