Keyword
ride
- mount
- to make use of
- to ascend
- to multiply
- Frequency
- #1228
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
chéng50%
shèng50%
Mnemonic
Two feet 北 climbing a beanstalk 禾
Stroke order
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Used in vocabulary
乘客
passenger
乘
(archaic) four horse military chariot; (archaic) four; generic term for history books
乘坐
to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)
搭乘
to ride as a passenger; to travel by (car, plane etc)
乘车
to ride (in a car or carriage); to drive; to motor
乘
to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (math.); Buddhist sect or creed
乘机
to take the opportunity; to take a plane
乘以
(math.) multiplied with
大乘
Mahayana, the Great Vehicle; Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond; also pr. Dàchéng
乘务员
attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc
乘船
to embark; to travel by ship; to ferry
换乘
to change train (plane, bus etc); transfer between modes of transport
上乘
first-class; best quality; also pr. shàngshèng
乘积
product (result of multiplication)
转乘
to transfer; to change trains, buses etc
乘法
multiplication
乘风
to ride the wind; to use a fair wind; to take an opportunity
乘胜
to follow up a victory; to pursue retreating enemy
小乘
Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle; Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras; also pr. Xiǎochéng
乘务
service (on a train, a plane etc)
乘数
multiplier
乘势
to seize the opportunity; to strike while the iron is hot
有机可乘
to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom)
乘风破浪
to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions