乘
chéng
HSK 53 readings
“To ride” in Chinese is 乘 (chéng).
Other characters with the syllable cheng: see all 14 →
Meaning
- to ride
- to mount
- to make use of
Show 9 more meanings
- to avail oneself of
- to take advantage of
- to multiply (math.)
- Buddhist sect or creed
- generic term for history books
- surname Cheng
- (archaic) four horse military chariot
- (archaic) four
- old variant of 乘[cheng2]
Example
Readings
- chéngsurname Cheng / to ride / to mount / to make use of / to avail oneself of / to take advantage of / to multiply (math.) / Buddhist sect or creed / old variant of 乘
- shèng(archaic) four horse military chariot / (archaic) four / generic term for history books
Stroke Order
10 strokes
Words containing 乘
乘车chéng chēto ride (in a car or carriage)HSK 5乘客chéngkèpassengerHSK 5乘坐chéngzuòto take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)HSK 5搭乘dāchéngto ride as a passengerHSK 7-9乘人之危chéngrénzhīwēito take advantage of sb's precarious positionHSK 7-9可乘之机kěchéngzhījīan opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploitHSK 7-9
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