chéng乘
乘
HSK 5
common
verb
preposition
noun
Meaning of 乘
乘 means to ride; to take (transport); to take advantage of; to avail oneself of. Pronounced chéng. HSK 5.
- to ride; to take (transport)
- to take advantage of; to avail oneself of
- Buddhist doctrine; Buddhist school
Character Info
Radical丿
Strokes10
Components
禾
北
Stroke Order
乘
Definitions & Examples
Wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
chéng乘
chuán船
qù去
shàng上
bān班
。
I take a boat to work every day.
Tā他
qí骑
mǎ马
chuān穿
guò过
le了
cǎo草
yuán原
。
He rode a horse across the grassland.
Wǒ我
men们
dǎ打
suàn算
chéng乘
gāo高
tiě铁
qù去
běi北
jīng京
。
We plan to take the high-speed train to Beijing.
Nǐ你
kě可
yǐ以
chéng乘
bā巴
shì士
zhí直
dá达
jī机
chǎng场
。
You can take a bus directly to the airport.
Xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
wǒ我
cháng常
chéng乘
niú牛
chē车
qù去
gǎn赶
jí集
。
When I was little, I often took an ox cart to the market.
Common Words
乘坐chéngzuò
ride; take; board (a vehicle)
乘势 / 乘勢chéngshì
take advantage of a situation; rely on power
大乘dàchéng
Mahayana; major school of Buddhism; emphasizing universal salvation
小乘xiǎochéng
Hinayana; early Buddhist school (pejorative)
乘法chéngfǎ
multiplication; a method of repeated addition
乘客chéngkè
passenger
乘方chéngfāng
exponentiation; power