Chinese–EnglishWith examples
乘
chéng · cheng/shèng · sheng/Chéng · cheng
Traditional 椉
Meaning
CC-CEDICTchéng 乘
- to ride
- to mount
- to make use of
- to avail oneself of
- to take advantage of
- to multiply (math.)
- Buddhist sect or creed
shèng 乘
- (archaic) four horse military chariot
- (archaic) four
- generic term for history books
Chéng 乘
- surname Cheng
chéng 椉
- old variant of 乘
In a sentence
2 examples01
与乘公交车相比，我更喜欢乘火车。
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
要去博物馆，你就得乘那辆车。
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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