Meaning
ride; mount; make use of; take advantage of; multiply; to avail of
Chinese: 乘坐、利用，也指数学乘法。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “cheng” becomes a different word in each tone. 乘 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 乘客chéng kèpassenger
- 乘坐chéng zuòto take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)
- 乘车chéng chēto ride (in a car or carriage); to drive; to motor
- 乘务员chéng wù yuánattendant on an airplane, train, boat etc
- 搭乘dā chéngto ride as a passenger; to travel by (car, plane etc)
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Example Sentence
我每天乘坐地铁去上班。Wǒ měi tiān chéng zuò dì tiě qù shàng bān.I take the subway to work every day.
我WǒI每天měi tiānevery day乘chéngto ride坐zuòto sit地铁dì tiěunderground railway去qùto go上班shàng bānto go to work。