céng

to pile on top of one another; layer; stratum; floor (of a building); story

measure word HSK 3.0 · Band 3 trad. 層

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Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

  • 层次céngcìlayerB6
  • 层面céngmiànaspectB6
  • 高层gāocénghigh-riseB6
  • 层出不穷céngchū-bùqióngmore and more emergeB7
  • 底层dǐcéngground floorB7
  • 基层jīcéngbasic levelB7
  • 阶层jiēcéngsocial classB7

See it in sentences

我家住在六层。

My home is on the sixth floor.

前面的楼有二十层。

This building has twenty floors.