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乘
乘
chéng
v./prep. travel or go by, to ride; to multiply; take the chance or opportunity
Other meanings
[shèng]   n. (lit) war chariot drawn by 4 horses; historical records
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丿    slash
'乘' is part of the following simplified words:
 剩
'乘' is part of the following traditional words:
 剩

Simplified Chinese

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Traditional Chinese

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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
EXAMPLES
男​子​四​乘​四​百​米​接​力​
男​子​四​乘​四​百​米​接​力​
nán zǐ sì chéng sì bái mǐ jiē lì
phr. Men's 4x400m Relay
女​子​四​乘​一​百​米​接​力​
女​子​四​乘​一​百​米​接​力​
nǘ zǐ sì chéng yì bái mǐ jiē lì
phr. Women's 4x100m Relay
乘​机​
乘​機​
chéng jī
v. make use of or take advantage of an opportunity
乘​人​之​危​
乘​人​之​危​
chéng rén zhī wēi
phr. take advantage form difficulties or troubles of others
三​乘​四​是​十​二​。
三​乘​四​是​十​二​。
sān chéng sì shì shí èr .
phr. Three times four is twelve.
搭​乘​
搭​乘​
dā chéng
v. embark, take (bus, train, plane etc.)
乘​船​
乘​船​
chéng chuán
v. embark, travel by ship, ferry
乘​胜​追​击​
乘​勝​追​擊​
chéng shèng zhuī jī
idiom. follow up a victory with hot pursuit
我​怎​样​才​能​到​达​那​里​？乘​公​共​汽​车​。
我​怎​樣​才​能​到​達​那​裡​？乘​公​共​汽​車​。
wó zěn yàng cái néng dào dá nà lǐ ? chéng gōng gòng qì chē .
phr. How can I get there? By bus.
转​乘​
轉​乘​
zhuǎn chéng
v. to transfer, to change buses or trains
李​白​乘​舟​将​欲​行​
李​白​乘​舟​將​慾​行​
lǐ bái chéng zhōu jiāng yù xíng
phr. I, Li Bai, sit aboard a ship about to go (verse from poem "To Wang Lun" by Li Bai, poet of the Tang Dynasty)