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乘

chéng · cheng/shèng · sheng/Chéng · cheng

Traditional 椉

HSK 5

Meaning

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chéng 乘

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

shèng 乘

  1. (archaic) four horse military chariot
  2. (archaic) four
  3. generic term for history books

Chéng 乘

  1. surname Cheng

chéng 椉

  1. old variant of 乘 (chéng)
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In a conversation

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  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)乘(chéng)地铁(dìtiě)去(qù)，还是(háishi)乘(chéng)公交车(gōngjiāochē)去(qù)？

    Shall we take the subway or the bus?

  2. Dengdeng

    乘(chéng)地铁(dìtiě)吧(ba)，不(bù)堵车(dǔchē)。

    Take the subway. No traffic jams.

  3. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，几号线(jǐhàoxiàn)？

    Okay. Which line?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)查(chá)一下(yīxià)……乘(chéng)地铁(dìtiě)要(yào)换(huàn)三次(sāncì)车(chē)。

    Let me check... taking the subway means changing three times.

  5. Liangliang

    三次(sāncì)？那(nà)我们(wǒmen)乘(chéng)出租车(chūzūchē)吧(ba)。

    Three times? Then let's take a taxi.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

与(yǔ)乘(chéng)公(gōng)交(jiāo)车(chē)相(xiāng)比(bǐ)，我(wǒ)更(gèng)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)乘(chéng)火(huǒ)车(chē)。

I prefer to take the train rather than the bus.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

要(yào)去(qù)博(bó)物(wù)馆(guǎn)，你(nǐ)就(jiù)得(děi)乘(chéng)那(nà)辆(liàng)车(chē)。

You have to get on that bus to go to the museum.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by autuno · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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