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充

chōng · chong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. sufficient; full
  2. to fill
  3. to serve as; to act as
  4. to act falsely as; to pose as
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Charging someone else's phone

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)没电(méidiàn)了(le)，你(nǐ)有(yǒu)充电宝(chōngdiànbǎo)吗(ma)？

    Liangliang, my phone is out of battery. Do you have a power bank?

  2. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)，我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)充(chōng)一下(yīxià)。

    Yes, I'll charge it for you.

  3. Dengdeng

    要(yào)充(chōng)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How long does it need to charge?

  4. Liangliang

    充(chōng)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)，就(jiù)能(néng)用(yòng)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    Ten minutes of charging gives you an hour of use.

  5. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)，你(nǐ)也(yě)给(gěi)自己(zìjǐ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)充(chōng)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Great. Did you charge your own phone too?

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)先(xiān)给(gěi)你(nǐ)充(chōng)了(le)，我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)只有(zhǐyǒu)百分之一(bǎifēnzhīyī)的(de)电(diàn)了(le)。

    I charged yours first, so mine has only one percent left.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

手(shǒu)机(jī)没(méi)电(diàn)了(le)，我(wǒ)先(xiān)用(yòng)充(chōng)电(diàn)宝(bǎo)充(chōng)一(yí)会(huì)儿(r)。

My phone is out of battery; I'll charge it with a power bank for a while.

02

他(tā)假(jiǎ)装(zhuāng)内(nèi)行(háng)，想(xiǎng)充(chōng)专(zhuān)家(jiā)给(gěi)大(dà)家(jiā)讲(jiǎng)课(kè)。

He pretended to be an expert and wanted to pose as a specialist to lecture everyone.

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