• Pinyin: chéng
  English Definition: to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (math.); Buddhist sect or creed
  Chinese Definition:
  ①骑，坐：乘马。乘车。乘客。乘警。
  ②趁着，就着：乘便。乘机(趁着机会)。乘势。乘兴。因利乘便。
  ③算术中指一个数使另一个数变成若干倍：乘法。乘幂。乘数。
  ④佛教的教派或教法：大乘。小乘。上乘。下乘。
  ⑤姓氏。
  Example Words:

  乘客	chéng kè	passenger
  乘坐	chéng zuò	to ride (in a vehicle)	HSK 4
  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
  乘势	chéng shì	to seize the opportunity; to strike while the iron is hot

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• Pinyin: shèng
  English Definition: four horse military chariot (archaic); four (archaic); generic term for history books
  Chinese Definition:
  ①古代称兵车，四马一车为一乘：乘舆。千乘之国。
  ②古代称四为乘：乘矢。乘壶。“以乘韦先牛十二犒师”。
  ③中国春秋时晋国的史书称“乘”，后通称一般的史书：史乘。野乘。
  Example Words:

  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 shèng	Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle; Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras; also pr. [Xiao3 cheng2]

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