乘 (sing4 sing6 | cheng2 sheng4 ) : take a ride; take advantage of; multiply

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乘

sing4 sing6

cheng2 sheng4

[粵] sing4 [國] cheng2
[1] take a ride; ride in/on; go/travel by; board
[2] take advantage of; avail oneself to
[3] multiply; multiplication

[粵] sing6 [國] sheng4
[1] war chariot drawn by four horses
[2] historical records; annals
[3] Buddhist teachings; a main Buddhist sect

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 丿 (#4)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

乘

Don't confuse with:
乖

This word has been viewed 8438 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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乘虛而入 sing4 heoi1 ji4 jap6 cheng2 xu1 er2 ru4 = to enter by exploiting a weak spot; to take advantage of a lapse

乘機 sing4 gei1 cheng2 ji1 = to seize the opportunity

乘客 sing4 haak3 cheng2 ke4 = passenger (in a vehicle)

乘務員 sing4 mou6 jyun4 cheng2 wu4 yuan2 = crew

小乘 siu2 sing6 xiao3 cheng2 = Hinaya school (Buddhism)

乘電梯 sing4 din6 tai1 cheng2 dian4 ti1 = to take the lift (elevator) 國

乘坐 sing4 co5/zo6 = ride (in a vehicle)

乘搭 sing4 daap3 = ride (also 搭乘) 粵

五乘七 ng5 sing4 cat1 = 5"x7"

八乘十 baat3 sing4 sap6 = 8"x10"
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Showing all 2 examples containing 乘

乘務員用剪票夾在我們的車票上打孔。國
The train conductor punched our tickets.

佢哋乘機啲暴亂搶嘢粵 ?!
They took advantage of the riots to steal things.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 乘
Unicode code for this character: U+4e58 (off-site link)

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