乘
chéng
Meaning
- to ride
Definition
乘：1. 骑，坐（交通工具）；2. 利用；3. 在数与数之间进行乘法运算；4. 佛教用语，指佛教的教义或修行方法。
1. to ride, to travel by (vehicle); 2. to take advantage of; 3. to multiply (mathematics); 4. (Buddhism) vehicle, doctrine or method of practice.
Usage
乘常用于表示乘坐交通工具，如乘飞机、乘车；也可表示利用时机，如乘机、乘势；在数学中表示乘法运算；在佛教中指大乘、小乘等宗派。
乘 is often used to indicate riding a vehicle, such as 乘飞机 (by plane) or 乘车 (by bus); also used to mean taking advantage of an opportunity, like 乘机 (seize the chance) or 乘势 (take advantage of the situation); in mathematics it means multiplication; in Buddhism it refers to sects like Mahayana (大乘) and Hinayana (小乘).
Examples
- 1 我每天乘地铁去上班。 (I take the subway to work every day.)
- 2 他乘火车从北京到上海。 (He traveled by train from Beijing to Shanghai.)
- 3 我们要乘这次机会好好学习。 (We should take advantage of this opportunity to study hard.)
- 4 五乘以三等于十五。 (Five times three equals fifteen.)
- 5 佛教分为大乘和小乘。 (Buddhism is divided into Mahayana and Hinayana.)
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