乘
verb B2- to ride
- to mount
- to make use of
- to avail oneself of
- to take advantage of
- to multiply (math.)
- Buddhist sect or creed
Other readings
- chéngold variant of 乘[cheng2]
- Chéngsurname Cheng
- shèng(archaic) four horse military chariot; (archaic) four; generic term for history books
Words with it
- 乘客 chéng kè passenger
- 乘坐 chéng zuò to take
- 乘车 chéng chē to ride
- 搭乘 dā chéng to ride as a passenger
- 可乘之机 kě chéng zhī jī
- 乘人之危 chéng rén zhī wēi to take advantage of sb's precarious position
- 乘机 chéng jī to take the opportunity
- 乘以 chéng yǐ
- 乘务员 chéng wù yuán attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc
- 乘船 chéng chuán to embark
From the library
赵孝成王卒，子悼襄王立，使乐乘代廉颇。
廉颇怒，攻乐乘，乐乘走。
于是乃具选车得千三百乘，选骑得万三千匹，百金之士五万人，彀者十万人，悉勒习战。
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