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chéng
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5

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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

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13175405)

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Words Containing 乘

乘龙快婿
chéng lóng kuài xù

ideal son-in-law

乘客
chéng kè

passenger

乘法逆
chéng fǎ nì

multiplicative inverse (math.)

因利乘便
yīn lì chéng biàn

(idiom) to rely on the most favorable method

包乘制
bāo chéng zhì

chartering system

乘警
chéng jǐng

police on trains

乘兴
chéng xìng

while in high spirits

自乘
zì chéng

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

阶乘
jiē chéng

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

最小二乘
zuì xiǎo èr chéng

least squares (math.)

换乘
huàn chéng

to change train (plane, bus etc)

乘龙
chéng lóng

to ride the dragon

乘火打劫
chéng huǒ dǎ jié

to take advantage of sb's misfortune

候乘
hòu chéng

to wait for a train or bus

乘风破浪
chéng fēng pò làng

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

搭乘
dā chéng

to ride as a passenger

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)

乘以
chéng yǐ

(math.) multiplied with

女乘务员
nǚ chéng wù yuán

stewardess

包乘组
bāo chéng zǔ

chartering charge

加减乘除
jiā jiǎn chéng chú

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

乘虚
chéng xū

to take advantage of weakness

乘人之危
chéng rén zhī wēi

to take advantage of sb's precarious position

乘隙
chéng xì

to seize an opportunity

乘坐
chéng zuò

to ride (in a vehicle)

乘号
chéng hào

multiplication sign (math.)

乘组
chéng zǔ

crew (on board a spacecraft)

乘风
chéng fēng

to ride the wind

乘法
chéng fǎ

multiplication

包乘
bāo chéng

to charter (a car, ship, plane)

共乘
gòng chéng

to ride together

小乘
xiǎo shèng

Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle

转乘
zhuǎn chéng

to transfer

乘人不备
chéng rén bù bèi

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

乘坚策肥
chéng jiān cè féi

to live in luxury

乘便
chéng biàn

at your convenience

乘方
chéng fāng

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

试乘
shì chéng

test drive

乘幂
chéng mì

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

被乘数
bèi chéng shù

multiplicand

乘搭
chéng dā

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

乘鹤
chéng hè

to fly on a crane

乘数
chéng shù

multiplier

上乘
shàng chéng

first-class

驾乘
jià chéng

to drive (a car)

乘凉
chéng liáng

to cool off in the shade

枚乘
méi chéng

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

乘机
chéng jī

to take the opportunity

空乘
kōng chéng

flight attendant

乘用车
chéng yòng chē

passenger vehicle

乘法表
chéng fǎ biǎo

multiplication table

乘胜追击
chéng shèng zhuī jī

to follow up a victory and press home the attack

可乘之机
kě chéng zhī jī

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

乘务
chéng wù

service (on a train, a plane etc)

乘车
chéng chē

to ride (in a car or carriage)

大树底下好乘凉
dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng

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

乘除
chéng chú

to multiply and divide

九九乘法表
jiǔ jiǔ chéng fǎ biǎo

multiplication table

乘虚而入
chéng xū ér rù

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

乘船
chéng chuán

to embark

乘务员
chéng wù yuán

attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc

乘势
chéng shì

to seize the opportunity

大乘
dà shèng

Mahayana, the Great Vehicle

有机可乘
yǒu jī kě chéng

to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom)

乘胜
chéng shèng

to follow up a victory

相乘
xiāng chéng

to multiply (math.)

千乘之国
qiān shèng zhī guó

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

乘积
chéng jī

product (result of multiplication)