蹭 热 度

cèng rè dùdictionary entry

(coll.) (often derog.) to piggyback on (sb's) popularity / to exploit (sb's) popularity to attract attention to oneself

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

蹭熱度 蹭热度 [ceng4 re4 du4] /(coll.) (often derog.) to piggyback on (sb's) popularity/to exploit (sb's) popularity to attract attention to oneself/

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Other forms in these source records: 蹭熱度

蹭
cèng
to rub against / to walk slowly / (coll.) to freeload
热
rè
to warm up / to heat up / hot (of weather) / heat / fervent
度
dù
to pass / to spend (time) / measure / limit / extent / degree of intensity / degree (angles, temperature etc) / kilowatt-hour / classifier for events and occurrences
duó
to estimate / Taiwan pr. [duò]

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