"乘" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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乘
Trad. 乘
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 丿
Strokes 1
Composition
Strokes 10
Structure
Decomp. 禾丬匕
禾 + 北
Prononciation
Mandarin chéng; shèng
Entry Methods
Pinyin cheng2; sheng4
Kanji /
Cangjie
 HDLP
竹木中心
Sijiao 2090.1
Wubi TUXV
CNS 11643 1-537D
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+4E58
GB2312 B3CB
BIG5 ADBC
HSK
Level 6
Results for 乘
乘 chéng old variant of 乘[cheng2]
乘 shèng (archaic) four horse military chariot / (archaic) four / generic term for history books
Results beginning with 乘
乘客 chéng kè passenger
乘坐 chéng zuò to ride (in a vehicle)
乘车 chéng chē to ride (in a car or carriage) / to drive / to motor
乘机 chéng jī to take the opportunity / to take a plane
乘风 chéng fēng to ride the wind / to use a fair wind / to take an opportunity
乘船 chéng chuán to embark / to travel by ship / to ferry
乘以 chéng yǐ (math.) multiplied with
乘法 chéng fǎ multiplication
乘势 chéng shì to seize the opportunity / to strike while the iron is hot
乘胜 chéng shèng to follow up a victory / to pursue retreating enemy
乘凉 chéng liáng to cool off in the shade
乘警 chéng jǐng police on trains / train marshal
乘除 chéng chú to multiply and divide
乘积 chéng jī product (result of multiplication)
乘数 chéng shù multiplier
乘隙 chéng xì to seize an opportunity / to exploit (a loophole)
乘虚 chéng xū to take advantage of weakness
乘兴 chéng xìng while in high spirits / feeling upbeat / on an impulse
乘方 chéng fāng (math.) to exponentiate / to raise (a number) to a power / exponentiation / power
乘便 chéng biàn at your convenience
乘搭 chéng dā to ride as a passenger (in a car, boat, plane etc)
乘号 chéng hào multiplication sign (math.)
乘鹤 chéng hè to fly on a crane / to die
乘龙 chéng lóng to ride the dragon / to die (of emperors and kings)
乘幂 chéng mì (math.) to exponentiate / to raise (a number) to a power / exponentiation / power
乘务 chéng wù service (on a train, a plane etc)
乘组 chéng zǔ crew (on board a spacecraft)
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乘用车 chéng yòng chē passenger vehicle
乘务员 chéng wù yuán attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc
乘法表 chéng fǎ biǎo multiplication table
乘法逆 chéng fǎ nì multiplicative inverse (math.)
乘虚而入 chéng xū ér rù to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom) / to take advantage of a lapse
乘风破浪 chéng fēng pò làng to brave the wind and the billows (idiom) / to have high ambitions
乘人之危 chéng rén zhī wēi to take advantage of sb's precarious position
乘龙快婿 chéng lóng kuài xù ideal son-in-law
乘人不备 chéng rén bù bèi to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom) / to take sb by surprise
乘坚策肥 chéng jiān cè féi to live in luxury / lit. to ride a solid carriage pulled by fat horses
乘车巡逻  vehicle patrol / motorized patrol / mobile patrol
乘波导引 chéng bō dǎo yǐn beam
乘火打劫 chéng huǒ dǎ jié to take advantage of sb's misfortune / to loot
乘胜追击 chéng shèng zhuī jī to follow up a victory and press home the attack / to pursue retreating enemy
乘鞍山观测所  Norikura Observatory
乘客姓名档案 shèng kè xìng míng dàng àn Passenger Name Record
乘客机票预订系统 shèng kè jī piào yù dìng xì tǒng Passenger Airline Reservations System
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换乘 huàn chéng to change train (plane, bus etc) / transfer between modes of transport
上乘 shàng chéng first-class / best quality / also pr. [shang4 sheng4]
搭乘 dā chéng to ride as a passenger / to travel by (car, plane etc)
大乘 Dà shèng Mahayana, the Great Vehicle / Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond / also pr. [Da4 cheng2]
小乘 Xiǎo chéng Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle / Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras
小乘 Xiǎo shèng Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle / Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras / also pr. [Xiao3 cheng2]
相乘 xiāng chéng to multiply (math.) / multiplication
空乘 kōng chéng flight attendant / on-board service
阶乘 jiē chéng the factorial of a number, e.g. 5! = 5.4.3.2.1 = 120
包乘 bāo chéng to charter (a car, ship, plane)
叉乘 chā chéng (math.) cross product (of two vectors)
点乘 diǎn chéng (math.) dot product (of two vectors)
共乘 gòng chéng to ride together / to carpool
候乘 hòu chéng to wait for a train or bus
驾乘 jià chéng to drive (a car) / to fly (an aircraft) / to pilot (a boat)
枚乘 Méi Chéng Mei Cheng (-c. 140 BC), Han dynasty poet
试乘 shì chéng test drive
转乘 zhuǎn chéng to transfer / to change trains, buses etc
自乘 zì chéng (math.) to multiply (a number) by itself / to raise (a number) to a power / (esp.) to square (a number)
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包乘制 bāo chéng zhì chartering system
包乘组 bāo chéng zǔ chartering charge
被乘数 bèi chéng shù multiplicand
换乘站 huàn chéng zhàn interchange
有机可乘 yǒu jī kě chéng to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom)
加减乘除 jiā jiǎn chéng chú addition, subtraction, multiplication and division: the four basic operations of arithmetic
因利乘便 yīn lì chéng biàn (idiom) to rely on the most favorable method
威胁乘数  threat multiplier
外贸乘数  foreign trade multiplier
可乘之机 kě chéng zhī jī (idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
女乘务员 nu:3 chéng wù yuán stewardess / female flight attendant
千乘之国 qiān shèng zhī guó (archaic) a state with a thousand chariots (to fight a war) &ndash / a powerful state
最小二乘 zuì xiǎo èr chéng least squares (math.)
大宇乘合车 dà yǔ chéng hé chē Daewoo
九九乘法表 jiǔ jiǔ chéng fǎ biǎo multiplication table
最小二乘法 zuì xiǎo èr chéng fǎ least square adjustment / least square method / least square fitting procedure / least square fit
最小二乘法平差  least square adjustment / least square method / least square fitting procedure / least square fit
最小二乘法拟合  least square adjustment / least square method / least square fitting procedure / least square fit
大树底下好乘凉 dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom) / fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
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)
计算机辅助乘客预检系统 jì suàn jī fǔ zhù shèng kè yù jiǎn xì tǒng Computer Assisted Passenger Pre-Screening System
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