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乘

chéng

HSK 5 Character

What 乘 means

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

Other readings

乘 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• shèngfour horse military chariot; four; generic term for history books
• Chéngsurname Cheng
• chéngold variant of {乘|chéng}

Example sentences

• 我乘船过了河。
  Wǒ chéngchuán guo le hé.
  I crossed the river by boat.
• 他乘小船过河。
  Tā chéng xiǎochuán guo hé.
  He crossed the river in a small boat.
• 乘公交车费时。
  Chéng gōngjiāochē fèishí.
  The bus will take time.
• 我需要换乘吗?
  Wǒ xūyào huànchéng ma?
  Do I need to transfer?
• 乘巴士更省钱。
  It is cheaper to go by bus.
• 我想乘地铁去。
  I want to get there by subway.

Words starting with 乘

• 乘坐chéng zuòto take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)
• 乘务员chéng wù yuánattendant on an airplane, train, boat etc
• 乘客chéng kèpassenger
• 乘车chéng chēto ride (in a car or carriage); to drive; to motor
• 乘机chéng jīto take the opportunity; to take a plane
• 乘船chéng chuánto embark; to travel by ship; to ferry
• 乘凉chéng liángto enjoy the cool; to relax in a cool place (esp. in hot weather)
• 乘法chéng fǎmultiplication
• 乘以chéng yǐ(math) multiplied with
• 乘警chéng jǐngpolice on trains; train marshal
• 乘胜chéng shèngto follow up a victory; to pursue retreating enemy
• 乘便chéng biànat your convenience
• 乘务chéng wùservice (on a train, a plane etc)
• 乘势chéng shìto seize the opportunity; to strike while the iron is hot
• 乘数chéng shùmultiplier
• 乘方chéng fāng(math) to exponentiate; to raise (a number) to a power; exponentiation; power
• 乘积chéng jīproduct (result of multiplication)
• 乘组chéng zǔcrew (on board a spacecraft)
• 乘兴chéng xìngwhile in high spirits; feeling upbeat; on an impulse
• 乘号chéng hàomultiplication sign (math.)
• 乘除chéng chúto multiply and divide
• 乘风chéng fēngto ride the wind; to use a fair wind; to take an opportunity
• 乘龙chéng lóngto ride the dragon; to die (of emperors and kings)
• 乘法表chéng fǎ biǎomultiplication table

Words containing 乘

• 搭乘dā chéngto ride as a passenger; to travel by (car, plane etc)
• 换乘huàn chéngto change train (plane, bus etc); transfer between modes of transport
• 上乘shàng chéngfirst-class; best quality; also pr. shàng shèng
• 大乘Dà shèngMahayana, the Great Vehicle; Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central…
• 小乘Xiǎo shèngHinayana, the Lesser Vehicle; Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras…
• 可乘之机kě chéng zhī jī(idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
• 候乘hòu chéngto wait for a train or bus
• 共乘gòng chéngto ride together; to carpool
• 包乘bāo chéngto charter (a car, ship, plane)
• 相乘xiāng chéngto multiply (math.); multiplication
• 空乘kōng chéngflight attendant; on-board service
• 自乘zì chéng(math) to multiply (a number) by itself; to raise (a number) to a power…
• 试乘shì chéngtest drive
• 转乘zhuǎn chéngto transfer; to change trains, buses etc
• 阶乘jiē chéngthe factorial of a number, e.g. 5! = 5.4.3.2.1 = 120
• 点乘diǎn chéng(math) dot product (of two vectors)
• 包乘制bāo chéng zhìchartering system
• 包乘组bāo chéng zǔchartering charge
• 被乘数bèi chéng shùmultiplicand
• 加减乘除jiā jiǎn chéng chú(idiom) addition, subtraction, multiplication and division: the four basic operations of…
• 因利乘便yīn lì chéng biàn(idiom) to rely on the most favorable method
• 女乘务员nǚ chéng wù yuánstewardess; female flight attendant
• 有机可乘yǒu jī kě chéngto have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom)
• 驾乘jià chéngto drive (a car); to fly (an aircraft); to pilot (a boat)

Characters built on 禾

These share the phonetic component 禾 (hé), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 程chéngrule; order; regulations
• 称chēngto weigh; to state; to name
• 秤chēngto weigh (variant of 称

Characters that look like 乘

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 架jiàto support; frame; rack
• 康kānghealthy; peaceful; abundant
• 染rǎnto dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc)
• 荣róngglory; honor; thriving
• 柴cháifirewood; lean (of meat); thin (of a person)
• 琉liúprecious stone

Sounds the same

Read chéng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 成to succeed; to finish; to complete
• 城city walls; city; town
• 程rule; order; regulations
• 诚(bound form) sincere; authentic; (literary) really; truly
• 承to bear; to carry; to hold
• 惩to punish; to reprimand; to warn
• 呈to present to a superior; memorial; petition
• 澄clear; limpid; to clarify
• 橙orange tree; orange (color)
• 丞deputy
• 盛to hold; to contain; to ladle
• 宬(literary) archive room; library…