乘 chéng

ride, ascend; avail oneself of; numerary adjunct for vehicles

HSK 4 #1231

DEFINITIONS

乘 chéng
  • surname Cheng
  • to ride
  • to mount
  • to make use of
  • to avail oneself of
  • to take advantage of
  • to multiply (math.)
  • Buddhist sect or creed
  • old variant of 乘[cheng2]
乘 shèng
  • four horse military chariot (archaic)
  • four (archaic)
  • generic term for history books

STROKES

乘 stroke order diagram
乘 stroke order animation

WORDS

乘坐 chéng zuò
HSK 4
to ride (in a vehicle)
乘客 chéng kè passenger
搭乘 dā chéng to ride as a passenger; to travel by (car, plane etc)
乘车 chéng chē to ride (in a car or carriage); to drive; to motor
乘务员 chéng wù yuán attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc
乘船 chéng chuán to embark; to travel by ship; to ferry
乘机 chéng jī to take the opportunity; to take a plane
换乘 huàn chéng to change train (plane, bus etc); transfer between modes of transport
有机可乘 yǒu jī kě chéng to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom)
上乘 shàng chéng first-class; best quality; also pr. [shang4 sheng4]
乘虚而入 chéng xū ér rù to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
乘法表 chéng fǎ biǎo multiplication table
乘法 chéng fǎ multiplication
乘警 chéng jǐng police on trains; train marshal
乘务 chéng wù service (on a train, a plane etc)
乘风破浪 chéng fēng pò làng to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
乘凉 chéng liáng to cool off in the shade
乘积 chéng jī product (result of multiplication)
相乘 xiāng chéng to multiply (math.); multiplication
乘除 chéng chú to multiply and divide
乘人之危 chéng rén zhī wēi to take advantage of sb's precarious position
乘数 chéng shù multiplier
乘号 chéng hào multiplication sign (math.)
乘隙 chéng xì to seize an opportunity; to exploit (a loophole)
乘人不备 chéng rén bù bèi to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom); to take sb by surprise
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