乘

The character "乘" has 10 strokes. "乘" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "乘" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "乘" are "chéng" "shèng" . View the stroke order of "乘">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "乘"

v.: ascend; climb; ride; take; multiply

prep.: take advantage of; avail oneself to

n.: Buddhist teachings—conveyance to bring the truth to people and help them; historical records; annals

quant.: war chariot drawn by four horses

• ascend : v.登上；攀登；升起；上升；逆流而上；向上倾斜；提升；晋升
• climb : v.攀登；爬；费力爬进；上升；爬升；倾斜向上；沿（墙；树；格架）攀缘向上；攀升
• ride : v.骑；被…带走；得益于；充满；被…所支配；浮；数落；嘲弄；乘骑（马等）旅行
• take : v.拿；取；拿出；带走；携带；接受；吃；喝；采取；执行；需要；生根；开始生长；需带有；学习，读，修（课程）；需要…时间；容纳；乘坐，搭乘（交通工具）
• multiply : v.乘；使相乘；大量增加；繁殖；增殖
• take advantage of : 利用
• annals : pl-n.编年史；历史记录；年报

Form words with "乘"

乘子代数 multiplier algebra

乘轮船 take a steamer

乘慢车 take the slow train

乘渡轮 go by ferry

乘数字段 multiplier field

乘巴士 take a bus

乘槎 take a raft

乘轮渡 travel by ferry

兵车二百乘 two hundred war chariots

乘渡船过河 cross a river by ferry

乘雪橇去旅行 travel in a sledge

乘晚上的列车 travel on the night train

乘三等车旅行 travel third-class

乘气球（飞行） ride in a balloon

用5乘那个数 multiply that number by five

Example phrases using "乘"

• 孩子们在乘双层车时喜欢坐上层。

  The kids love riding on the top deck.

• 请你乘便把这封信替我寄了。

  Please post the letter for me at your convenience.

• 一行人分乘三辆车子。

  The party separated into three cars.

• 他通常乘卧车去北京。

  He usually goes up to Beijing on the sleeper.

• 2乘3的积是6。

  The product of 3 multiplied by 2 is 6.

• 乘本地公共汽车又可靠又便宜。

  Local buses were reliable and cheap.

• 他因乘热气球飞越大洋而出名。

  He is famous for ballooning across oceans.

• 牧师从附近教区乘公共汽车来。

  The priest bussed in from a neighbouring parish.

• 她乘驳船巡航在法国的运河上。

  [with obj.]she cruised the canals of France in a barge.

• 我们将乘专用长途客车回去。

  We will return by special coaches.