乘 搭

chéng dādictionary entry

to ride as a passenger (in a car, boat, plane etc)

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

乘搭乘搭 [cheng2 da1] /to ride as a passenger (in a car, boat, plane etc)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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乘
chéng
to ride / to mount / to make use of / to avail oneself of / to take advantage of / to multiply (math.) / Buddhist sect or creed
shèng
(archaic) four horse military chariot / (archaic) four / generic term for history books
Chéng
surname Cheng
搭
dā
to put up / to build (scaffolding) / to hang (clothes on a pole) / to connect / to join / to arrange in pairs / to match / to add / to throw in (resources) / to take (boat, train)

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