to ride on; avail oneself of to multiply (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
乘 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
橙 chéng - orange (n.) | HSK 6
盛 chéng - fill; hold; contain (v.) | HSK 6
Phonetically similar words
称 chēng - fit; match; to name (v.) | HSK 5
秤 chèng - scales; steelyard (n.) | HSK 6
Examples
乘坐公共交通工具去上班很方便。 chéng zuò gōng gòng jiāo tōng gōng jù qù shàng bān hěn fāng biàn. - Taking public transportation to work is very convenient.
他乘飞机去了北京。 tā chéng fēi jī qù le běi jīng. - He took a plane to Beijing.
她乘坐火车去了上海。 tā chéng zuò huǒ chē qù le shàng hǎi. - She took a train to Shanghai.
我们可以乘电梯上楼。 wǒ men kě yǐ chéng diàn tī shàng lóu. - We can take the elevator upstairs.
他们乘公交车去了博物馆。 tā men chéng gōng jiāo chē qù le bó wù guǎn. - They took a bus to the museum.
Phrases
乘坐 chéng zuò - to ride (in a vehicle) (v.) | HSK 4