椉〔乘〕 {chéng}

1. to ride
2. to mount
3. to make use of
4. to avail oneself of
5. to take advantage of
6. to multiply (mathematics)
7. Buddhist sect or creed

乘 sing⁴ {chéng}

1. to ride
2. to mount
3. to make use of
4. to avail oneself of
5. to take advantage of
6. to multiply (mathematics)
7. Buddhist sect or creed

乘 sing⁴ {Chéng}

surname Cheng

乘 sing⁴ {shèng}

1. four horse military chariot (archaic)
2. four (archaic)
3. generic term for history books

乘搭 sing⁴ daap³ {chéng dā}

to ride (transport)

乘船 sing⁴ syun⁴ {chéng chuán}

1. to embark
2. to travel by ship
3. to ferry

乘便 sing⁴ bin⁶ {chéng biàn}

at your convenience

乘車〔-车〕 sing⁴ ce¹ {chéng chē}

1. to ride (in a car or carriage)
2. to drive
3. to motor

乘除 sing⁴ ceoi⁴ {chéng chú}

to multiply and divide

乘法 sing⁴ faat³ {chéng fǎ}

multiplication

乘方 sing⁴ fong¹ {chéng fāng}

1. to square a number
2. to calculate the square

乘風〔-风〕 sing⁴ fung¹ {chéng fēng}

1. to ride the wind
2. to use a fair wind
3. to take an opportunity

乘機〔-机〕 sing⁴ gei¹ {chéng jī}

1. to seize the chance
2. opportunistic

乘警 sing⁴ ging² {chéng jǐng}

1. police on trains
2. train marshal

乘客 sing⁴ haak³ {chéng kè}

passenger

乘虛〔-虚〕 sing⁴ heoi¹ {chéng xū}

to take advantage of weakness

乘興〔-兴〕 sing⁴ hing³ {chéng xìng}

1. while in high spirits
2. feeling upbeat
3. on an impulse

乘鶴〔-鹤〕 sing⁴ hok⁶ {chéng hè}

1. to fly on a crane
2. to die

乘號〔-号〕 sing⁴ hou⁶ {chéng hào}

multiplication sign (math.)

乘隙 sing⁴ kwik¹ {chéng xì}

1. to seize an opportunity
2. to exploit (a loophole)

乘涼〔-凉〕 sing⁴ loeng⁴ {chéng liáng}

to cool off in the shade

乘龍〔-龙〕 sing⁴ lung⁴ {chéng lóng}

1. to ride the dragon
2. to die (of emperors and kings)

乘冪〔-幂〕 sing⁴ mik⁶ {chéng mì}

1. the power of a number (square, cube etc)
2. to exponentiate (math.)

乘務〔-务〕 sing⁴ mou⁶ {chéng wù}

service (on a train, a plane etc)

乘勢〔-势〕 sing⁴ sai³ {chéng shì}

1. to seize the opportunity
2. to strike while the iron is hot

乘勝〔-胜〕 sing⁴ sing³ {chéng shèng}

1. to follow up a victory
2. to pursue retreating enemy

乘數〔-数〕 sing⁴ sou³ {chéng shù}

multiplier

乘積〔-积〕 sing⁴ zik¹ {chéng jī}

product (result of multiplication)

乘坐 sing⁴ zo⁶ {chéng zuò}

to ride (in a vehicle)

乘法表 sing⁴ faat³ biu² {chéng fǎ biǎo}

multiplication table

乘法逆 sing⁴ faat³ jik⁶ {chéng fǎ nì}

multiplicative inverse (math.)

乘用車〔--车〕 sing⁴ jung⁶ ce¹ {chéng yòng chē}

passenger vehicle

乘務員〔-务员〕 sing⁴ mou⁶ jyun⁴ {chéng wù yuán}

attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc

乘火打劫 sing⁴ fo² daa² gip³ {chéng huǒ dǎ jié}

1. to take advantage of sb's misfortune
2. to loot

乘風破浪〔-风--〕 sing⁴ fung¹ po³ long⁶ {chéng fēng pò làng}

to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions

乘堅策肥〔-坚--〕 sing⁴ gin¹ caak³ fei⁴ {chéng jiān cè féi}

1. to live in luxury
2. lit. to ride a solid carriage pulled by fat horses

乘虛而入〔-虚--〕 sing⁴ heoi¹ ji⁴ jap⁶ {chéng xū ér rù}

to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse

乘人不備〔---备〕 sing⁴ jan⁴ bat¹ bei⁶ {chéng rén bù bèi}

1. to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
2. to take sb by surprise

乘人之危 sing⁴ jan⁴ zi¹ ngai⁴ {chéng rén zhī wēi}

to take advantage of sb's precarious position

乘龍快婿〔-龙--〕 sing⁴ lung⁴ faai³ sai³ {chéng lóng kuài xù}

ideal son-in-law

乘勝追擊〔-胜-击〕 sing⁴ sing³ zeoi¹ gik¹ {chéng shèng zhuī jī}

1. to follow up a victory and press home the attack
2. to pursue retreating enemy