How to write 乘

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Meaning of 乘

Pinyin chéng、 shèng

Radical

丿

Strokes

Definition

Usage

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乘 chéng 1. To ride, to sit. 骑，坐。 2. To take advantage of; to make use of. 趁着，就着。 3. In arithmetic, to indicate a number that makes another number a multiple. 算术中指一个数使另一个数变成若干倍。 4. Buddhist sects or teachings. 佛教的教派或教法。 5. A surname. 姓。 Examples: - Ride a horse. (～马) - Take advantage of an opportunity. (～机) Usage in phrases: - 乘车 (to ride in a car) - 乘云 (to ride on clouds) --- 乘 chéng 1. Arithmetic operation of multiplication, also refers to the method of multiplication. 算术中的乘法运算，亦指乘法的运算方法。 Example: 加减乘除 (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) 2. Buddhist doctrine. 佛教的教义。 Example: 大乘 (Mahayana), 小乘 (Hinayana) --- 将军乘 (The soldier's chariot) 兵车; used to refer to a military vehicle. In ancient times, it was defined as a military vehicle with four horses. 古代称兵车，四马一车为一乘。 --- 用于指车兵 ([En.] chariot soldier) 用以指车兵。 Used in historical texts of the Jin state during the Spring and Autumn period. 春秋时晋国的史书称“乘”，后用以称一般的史书。 Example: 乘籍 (historical records) --- 古时计物以四为乘 ([En.] four) 古时计物以四为乘。 Examples: - 乘马 (to measure four horses) - 乘处 (four in the same place) --- Used to calculate chariots and horses, with one chariot equating to four horses. 用以计算车子和马，四匹马计为一乘。 Example: 乘马 (to measure four horses) --- Used to calculate vessels and plots of land. 用以计算船只、田地、区域的单位。 Example: 乘田 (land measurement) ---

乘龙快婿 chéng lóng kuài xù

ideal son-in-law

乘坐 chéng zuò

to ride (in a vehicle)

上乘 shàng chéng

first-class / best quality / also pr. [shang4 sheng4]

乘客 chéng kè

passenger

乘车 chéng chē

to ride (in a car or carriage) / to drive / to motor

乘势 chéng shì

to seize the opportunity / to strike while the iron is hot

乘员 chéng yuán

crew / crew member / occupant / crewman / passengers and crew

乘马 chéng mǎ

a surname

乘着 chéng zhe

Ride

乘船 chéng chuán

to embark / to travel by ship / to ferry

搭乘 dā chéng

to ride as a passenger / to travel by (car, plane etc)

乘法 chéng fǎ

multiplication

可乘之机 kě chéng zhī jī

an opportunity that can be exploited to sb.'s advantage / an opportunity that can be made use of by another to one's disadvantage / readily exploitable loopholes

乘凉 chéng liáng

to cool off in the shade

乘胜 chéng shèng

to follow up a victory / to pursue retreating enemy

乘积 chéng jī

product (result of multiplication)

乘虚 chéng xū

to take advantage of weakness

乘以 chéng yǐ

(math.) multiplied with

乘隙 chéng xì

to seize an opportunity / to exploit (a loophole)

乘务员 chéng wù yuán

attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc

乘机 chéng jī

to take the opportunity / to take a plane

乘舆 shèng yú

Cheng Yu

无隙可乘 wú xì kě chéng

no weakness to take advantage of

乘隙而入 chéng xì ér rù

take advantage of the crack and enter / get in through the crack / seize the opportunity and enter

有隙可乘 yǒu xì kě chèng

there is a crack to squeeze through / a flaw for attack / there is a loophole to exploit

乘骑 chéng qí