乘 Chéng/chéng/shèng, [椉], surname Cheng, to ride/to mount/to make use of/to avail oneself of/to take advan... 乘客 chéngkè, passenger 乘坐 chéngzuò, to ride (in a vehicle) 搭乘 dāchéng, to ride as a passenger/to travel by (car, plane etc) 乘车 chéngchē, [乘車], to ride (in a car or carriage)/to drive/to motor 乘务员 chéngwùyuán, [乘務員], attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc 乘船 chéngchuán, to embark/to travel by ship/to ferry 换乘 huànchéng, [換乘], to change train (plane, bus etc)/transfer between modes of transport 有机可乘 yǒujīkěchéng, [有機可乘], to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom) 乘机 chéngjī, [乘機], to take the opportunity/to take a plane 上乘 shàngchéng, first-class/best quality/also pr. [shàng shèng] 乘虚而入 chéngxūérrù, [乘虛而入], to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse 乘法表 chéngfǎbiǎo, multiplication table 乘法 chéngfǎ, multiplication 乘警 chéngjǐng, police on trains/train marshal 乘务 chéngwù, [乘務], service (on a train, a plane etc) 乘风破浪 chéngfēngpòlàng, [乘風破浪], to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions 乘凉 chéngliáng, [乘涼], to cool off in the shade 乘积 chéngjī, [乘積], product (result of multiplication) 相乘 xiāngchéng, to multiply (math.)/multiplication 乘除 chéngchú, to multiply and divide 乘人之危 chéngrénzhīwēi, to take advantage of sb's precarious position 乘隙 chéngxì, to seize an opportunity/to exploit (a loophole) 乘数 chéngshù, [乘數], multiplier 乘号 chénghào, [乘號], multiplication sign (math.) 乘人不备 chéngrénbùbèi, [乘人不備], to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)/to take sb by surprise 乘以 chéngyǐ, (math.) multiplied with 乘便 chéngbiàn, at your convenience 乘兴 chéngxìng, [乘興], while in high spirits/feeling upbeat/on an impulse 乘势 chéngshì, [乘勢], to seize the opportunity/to strike while the iron is hot 乘坚策肥 chéngjiāncèféi, [乘堅策肥], to live in luxury/lit. to ride a solid carriage pulled by fat horses 乘幂 chéngmì, [乘冪], the power of a number (square, cube etc)/to exponentiate (math.) 乘搭 chéngdā, to ride as a passenger (in a car, boat, plane etc) 乘方 chéngfāng, to square a number/to calculate the square 乘法逆 chéngfǎnì, multiplicative inverse (math.) 乘火打劫 chénghuǒdǎjié, to take advantage of sb's misfortune/to loot 乘用车 chéngyòngchē, [乘用車], passenger vehicle 乘胜 chéngshèng, [乘勝], to follow up a victory/to pursue retreating enemy 乘胜追击 chéngshèngzhuījī, [乘勝追擊], to follow up a victory and press home the attack/to pursue retreating enemy 乘虚 chéngxū, [乘虛], to take advantage of weakness 乘风 chéngfēng, [乘風], to ride the wind/to use a fair wind/to take an opportunity 乘鹤 chénghè, [乘鶴], to fly on a crane/to die 乘龙 chénglóng, [乘龍], to ride the dragon/to die (of emperors and kings) 乘龙快婿 chénglóngkuàixù, [乘龍快婿], ideal son-in-law 九九乘法表 jiǔjiǔchéngfǎbiǎo, multiplication table 共乘 gòngchéng, to ride together/to carpool 前人栽树，后人乘凉 qiánrénzāishù,hòurénchéngliáng, [前人栽樹，後人乘涼], to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom) 加减乘除 jiājiǎnchéngchú, [加減乘除], four rules of arithmetic/addition, subtraction, multiplication and division 包乘 bāochéng, to charter (a car, ship, plane) 包乘制 bāochéngzhì, chartering system 包乘组 bāochéngzǔ, [包乘組], chartering charge 千乘之国 qiānshèngzhīguó, [千乘之國], (archaic) a state with a thousand chariots (to fight a war) – a powerful state 因利乘便 yīnlìchéngbiàn, (idiom) to rely on the most favorable method 大乘 Dàshèng, Mahayana, the Great Vehicle/Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to ... 大树底下好乘凉 dàshùdǐxiàhǎochéngliáng, [大樹底下好乘涼], lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)/fig. to benefit by proximit... 女乘务员 nǚchéngwùyuán, [女乘務員], stewardess/female flight attendant 小乘 Xiǎoshèng, Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle/Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras/also p... 最小二乘 zuìxiǎoèrchéng, least squares (math.) 枚乘 MéiChéng, Mei Cheng (-c. 140 BC), Han dynasty poet 空乘 kōngchéng, flight attendant/on-board service 试乘 shìchéng, [試乘], test drive 转乘 zhuǎnchéng, [轉乘], to transfer/to change trains, buses etc 阶乘 jiēchéng, [階乘], the factorial of a number, e.g. 5! = 5.4.3.2.1 = 120