乘

To ride in Chinese: 乘 (chéng)

chéng

to ride

HSK 3.0 Level 52 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to ride
  2. 2to mount
  3. 3to make use of
  4. 4to avail oneself of
  5. 5to take advantage of
  6. 6to multiply (math.)
  7. 7Buddhist sect or creed

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乘

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄥˊ

chéng

ㄔ/ chㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 乘公交车费时。

    chéng gōng jiāo chē fèi shí。

    The bus will take time.

  • 我想乘地铁去。

    wǒ xiǎng chéng dì tiě qù。

    I want to get there by subway.

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Related words

乘坐

chéng zuò

to ride (in a vehicle)

乘车

chéng chē

to ride (in a car or carriage)

乘客

chéng kè

passenger

搭乘

dā chéng

to ride as a passenger

乘人之危

chéng rén zhī wēi

to take advantage of sb's precarious position

可乘之机

kě chéng zhī jī

an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit

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