- 磨蹭 móceng to rubto rub lightly against something; to stroke gently
- 磨磨蹭蹭 mómócèngcèng to dillydallyto move slowly or take a long time to do something; slow-going
- 刮蹭 guācèng to scrapeto scrape a car against another vehicle or object; to sideswipe
- 挨挨蹭蹭 āi'āicèngcèng to crowdto move in a crowded way with bodies touching; to be packed together
- 浮皮蹭痒 fúpícèngyǎng to scratch the surfaceto be superficial or perfunctory; to do something without any care or seriousness
- 蹭儿戏 cèngrxì to sneak into a showTo sneak into a theater without a ticket; also refers to a performance that one can watch or listen to for free
- 蹭吃 cèngchī to freeloadto get a free meal by sponging off others
- 蹭吃蹭喝 cèngchīcènghē to cadge a mealto get food and drink for free by hanging around others; to scrounge a meal
- 蹭热度 cèngrèdù to piggyback on popularity(informal) (often derogatory) to exploit someone else's fame or a trending topic to attract attention to oneself.
- 蹭网 cèngwǎng to piggyback on internet(colloquial) to use someone else's internet connection, with or without their permission; to use public Wi-Fi without paying
- 蹭课 cèngkè to sit in on a class(colloquial) to attend a class or lecture without being enrolled or paying tuition; to audit a course unofficially
- 蹭蹬 cèngdèng to stumble(literary) to have a difficult journey or move with difficulty due to obstacles
- 蹭车 cèngchē to get a free ride(colloquial) to hitch a ride in someone else's vehicle to save money; to ride public transport without buying a ticket
- 蹭饭 cèngfàn to mooch a meal(colloquial) To get a free meal by following or joining others, often without being invited; to freeload or mooch food.
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH