乘 椉
chéng
HSK level: HSK 4
Meaning
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]
Other reading: shèng
(archaic) four horse military chariot; (archaic) four; generic term for history books
Other reading: Chéng
surname Cheng
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Characters
Examples
乘公交车费时。
chéng gōng jiāo chē fèi shí。
The bus will take time.
乘巴士更省钱。
chéng bā shì gèng shěng qián。
It is cheaper to go by bus.
我想乘地铁去。
wǒ xiǎng chéng dì tiě qù。
I want to get there by subway.
Words with this character
乘客 chéng kè passenger乘坐 chéng zuò to take乘车 chéng chē to ride搭乘 dā chéng to ride as a passenger乘务员 chéng wù yuán attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc可乘之机 kě chéng zhī jī an opportunity that someone can exploit乘人之危 chéng rén zhī wēi to take advantage of sb's precarious position乘以 chéng yǐ multiplied with乘船 chéng chuán to embark乘机 chéng jī to take the opportunity换乘 huàn chéng to change train大乘 Dà shèng Mahayana, the Great Vehicle枚乘 Méi Chéng Mei Cheng, Han dynasty poet小乘 Xiǎo shèng Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle包乘 bāo chéng to charter叉乘 chā chéng cross product乘便 chéng biàn at your convenience乘除 chéng chú to multiply and divide乘搭 chéng dā to ride as a passenger乘法 chéng fǎ multiplication乘方 chéng fāng to exponentiate乘风 chéng fēng to ride the wind乘号 chéng hào multiplication sign