chéng

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Definitions

  1. 1. to ride
  2. 2. to mount
  3. 3. to make use of
  4. 4. to avail oneself of
  5. 5. to take advantage of
  6. 6. to multiply (math.)
  7. 7. Buddhist sect or creed

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Words Containing 乘

乘人之危
chéng rén zhī wēi

to take advantage of sb's precarious position

乘务员
chéng wù yuán

attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc

乘坐
chéng zuò

to ride (in a vehicle)

乘客
chéng kè

passenger

乘车
chéng chē

to ride (in a car or carriage)

可乘之机
kě chéng zhī jī

an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit

搭乘
dā chéng

to ride as a passenger

上乘
shàng chéng

first-class

乘人不备
chéng rén bù bèi

to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)

乘以
chéng yǐ

(math.) multiplied with

乘便
chéng biàn

at your convenience

乘幂
chéng mì

(math.) to exponentiate; to raise (a number) to a power

乘务
chéng wù

service (on a train, a plane etc)

乘胜
chéng shèng

to follow up a victory

乘胜追击
chéng shèng zhuī jī

to follow up a victory and press home the attack

乘势
chéng shì

to seize the opportunity

乘坚策肥
chéng jiān cè féi

to live in luxury

乘搭
chéng dā

to ride as a passenger (in a car, boat, plane etc)

乘数
chéng shù

multiplier

乘方
chéng fāng

(math.) to exponentiate; to raise (a number) to a power

乘机
chéng jī

to take the opportunity

乘法
chéng fǎ

multiplication

乘法表
chéng fǎ biǎo

multiplication table

乘法逆
chéng fǎ nì

multiplicative inverse (math.)

乘凉
chéng liáng

to cool off in the shade

乘火打劫
chéng huǒ dǎ jié

to take advantage of sb's misfortune

乘用车
chéng yòng chē

passenger vehicle

乘积
chéng jī

product (result of multiplication)

乘组
chéng zǔ

crew (on board a spacecraft)

乘兴
chéng xìng

while in high spirits

乘船
chéng chuán

to embark

乘虚
chéng xū

to take advantage of weakness

乘虚而入
chéng xū ér rù

to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse

乘号
chéng hào

multiplication sign (math.)

乘警
chéng jǐng

police on trains

乘除
chéng chú

to multiply and divide

乘隙
chéng xì

to seize an opportunity

乘风
chéng fēng

to ride the wind

乘风破浪
chéng fēng pò làng

to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions

乘鹤
chéng hè

to fly on a crane

乘龙
chéng lóng

to ride the dragon

乘龙快婿
chéng lóng kuài xù

ideal son-in-law

九九乘法表
jiǔ jiǔ chéng fǎ biǎo

multiplication table

候乘
hòu chéng

to wait for a train or bus

共乘
gòng chéng

to ride together

前人栽树,后人乘凉
qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng

to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)

加减乘除
jiā jiǎn chéng chú

addition, subtraction, multiplication and division: the four basic operations of arithmetic

包乘
bāo chéng

to charter (a car, ship, plane)

包乘制
bāo chéng zhì

chartering system

包乘组
bāo chéng zǔ

chartering charge

千乘之国
qiān shèng zhī guó

(archaic) a state with a thousand chariots (to fight a war) – a powerful state

因利乘便
yīn lì chéng biàn

(idiom) to rely on the most favorable method

大乘
dà shèng

Mahayana, the Great Vehicle

大树底下好乘凉
dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng

lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)

女乘务员
nǚ chéng wù yuán

stewardess

小乘
xiǎo shèng

Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle

换乘
huàn chéng

to change train (plane, bus etc)

最小二乘
zuì xiǎo èr chéng

least squares (math.)

有机可乘
yǒu jī kě chéng

to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom)

枚乘
méi chéng

Mei Cheng (-c. 140 BC), Han dynasty poet

相乘
xiāng chéng

to multiply (math.)

空乘
kōng chéng

flight attendant

自乘
zì chéng

(math.) to multiply (a number) by itself; to raise (a number) to a power; (esp.) to square (a number)

被乘数
bèi chéng shù

multiplicand

试乘
shì chéng

test drive

转乘
zhuǎn chéng

to transfer

阶乘
jiē chéng

the factorial of a number, e.g. 5! = 5.4.3.2.1 = 120

驾乘
jià chéng

to drive (a car)