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乘 (chéng): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 6

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2.

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3.

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乘

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4.

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5.

How to Use 乘

Riding and boarding vehicles

乘 + vehicle/transport

Use 乘 (chéng) for actions like riding, boarding, or transferring between vehicles.

乘坐 • chéng zuò • to ride (in a vehicle) • HSK 4

6.

Example Sentences

Tā他

chéng乘

zhe着

jià假

qī期

qù去

lǚ

Information

Pinyinchéng

Meaningto ride on; avail oneself of to multiply

Strokes10

Radical丿

Traditional乘

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#665

Zhuyinㄔㄥˊ

UnicodeU+4E58

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A person (人) riding on a tree (木) — to ride or ascend, like climbing onto a cart or horse.

HSK 4

chéng乘

zuò坐

to ride (in a vehicle)

搭乘 • dā chéng • Take a ride / Board (a vehicle) • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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dā搭

chéng乘

Take a ride / Board (a vehicle)

乘客 • chéng kè • passenger • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

chéng乘

kè客

passenger

换乘 • huàn chéng • to transfer (between lines or vehicles); to change (trains/buses) • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

huàn换

chéng乘

to transfer (between lines or vehicles); to change (trains/buses)

Transport service and chance

乘 + service/role

Use 乘 (chéng) in nouns related to transport service or a favorable opportunity.

乘务员 • chéng wù yuán • attendant; crew member; steward • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

chéng乘

wù务

yuán员

attendant; crew member; steward

可乘之机 • kě chéng zhī jī • opportunity to be seized / favorable chance • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

kě可

chéng乘

zhī之

旅

xíng行

le了

。

He took advantage of the holiday to travel.

xiǎo小

xué学

shēng生

zhèng正

zài在

xué学

xí习

chéng乘

fǎ法

kǒu口

jué诀

。

Elementary students are learning multiplication tables.

wǒ我

dā搭

chéng乘

gōng公

jiāo交

chē车

qù去

xué学

xiào校

。

I take the bus to school.

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

chéng乘

dì地

tiě铁

qù去

shàng上

bān班

。

I ride the subway to work every day.

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

chéng乘

zuò坐

dì地

tiě铁

qù去

shàng上

bān班

。

I take the subway to work every day.

jī

机

opportunity to be seized / favorable chance

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