chéng chēdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to ride (in a car or carriage) / to drive / to motor
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Original source entry:

乘車 乘车 [cheng2 che1] /to ride (in a car or carriage)/to drive/to motor/

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Other forms in these source records: 乘車

  • 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

  • 车
    chē

    car / vehicle / CL:輛|辆[liàng] / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159

    jū

    war chariot (archaic) / rook (in Chinese chess) / rook (in chess)

    Chē

    surname Che

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