| 1 | 乘 | 乘 | shèng | sheng4 | four horse military chariot (archaic); four (archaic); generic term for history books | | |
| 2 | 千乘之国 | 千乘之國 | qiān shèng zhī guó | qian1 sheng4 zhi1 guo2 | (archaic) a state with a thousand chariots (to fight a war) – a powerful state | | |
| 3 | 乘胜 | 乘勝 | chéng shèng | cheng2 sheng4 | to follow up a victory; to pursue retreating enemy | | |
| 4 | 乘胜追击 | 乘勝追擊 | chéng shèng zhuī jī | cheng2 sheng4 zhui1 ji1 | to follow up a victory and press home the attack; to pursue retreating enemy | | |
| 5 | 大乘 | 大乘 | dà shèng | Da4 sheng4 | Mahayana, the Great Vehicle; Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond; also pr. [Da4 cheng2] | | |
| 6 | 小乘 | 小乘 | xiǎo shèng | Xiao3 sheng4 | Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle; Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras; also pr. [Xiao3 cheng2] | | |