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乘

chéng

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

Strokes
10
Radical
丿
HSK
4
Tone
2

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 四乘三是十二。

    Sì chéng sān shì shí èr

    Four times three equals twelve.

  • 我想乘地铁去。

    Wǒ xiǎng chéng dì tiě qù

    I want to get there by subway.

  • 五乘二等于十。

    Wǔ chéng èr děng yú shí

    Five times two equals ten.

  • 我们要乘火车去。

    Wǒ men yào chéng huǒ chē qù

    We're going by train.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 乘

  • 乘坐chéng zuò 2–4 to ride (in a vehicle)
  • 乘chéng 2to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (math.); Buddhist sect or creed
  • 乘客chéng kè 2–4 passenger
  • 乘车chéng chē 2–1 to ride (in a car or carriage); to drive; to motor
  • 乘务员chéng wù yuán 2–4–2attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc
  • 搭乘dā chéng 1–2 to ride as a passenger; to travel by (car, plane etc)
  • 可乘之机kě chéng zhī jī 3–2–1–1an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
  • 乘人之危chéng rén zhī wēi 2–2–1–1to take advantage of sb's precarious position
  • 乘shèng 4(archaic) four horse military chariot; (archaic) four; generic term for history books