to ride (in a vehicle) (v.)
HSK 4
Traditional
乘坐 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
我们乘坐飞机去了北京。 wǒmen chéngzuò fēijī qùle Běijīng. - We flew to Beijing by plane.
我常常乘坐公共汽车去上班。 wǒ chángcháng chéngzuò gōnggòng qìchē qù shàngbān. - I often take the bus to work.
他乘坐地铁去了火车站。 tā chéngzuò dìtiě qùle huǒchēzhàn. - He took the subway to the train station.
你准备好乘坐高铁了吗？ nǐ zhǔnbèi hǎo chéngzuò gāotiěle ma? - Are you ready to take the high-speed train?
他乘坐公共汽车去学校。 tā chéngzuò gōnggòng qìchē qù xuéxiào. - He took the bus to school.
Characters
坐 zuò - to sit | HSK 1
乘 chéng - to ride on; avail oneself of to multiply | HSK 6