Usage of the character 乘

old variant of 乘 (chéng)

shèng

乘

[乘]

(archaic) four horse military chariot
(archaic) four
generic term for history books

chéng

乘

[乘]

to ride
to mount
to make use of
to avail oneself of
to take advantage of
to multiply (math.)
Buddhist sect or creed

Chéng

乘

[乘]

surname Cheng

chéngwù

乘务

[乘務]

service (on a train, a plane etc)

chéngshì

乘势

[乘勢]

to seize the opportunity
to strike while the iron is hot

chéngchē

乘车

[乘車]

to ride (in a car or carriage)
to drive
to motor

chéngxìng

乘兴

[乘興]

while in high spirits
feeling upbeat
on an impulse

chéngjī

乘积

[乘積]

product (result of multiplication)

chéngbiàn

乘便

[乘便]

at your convenience

jiàchéng

驾乘

[駕乘]

to drive (a car)
to fly (an aircraft)
to pilot (a boat)

huànchéng

换乘

[換乘]

to change train (plane, bus etc)
transfer between modes of transport

zìchéng

自乘

[自乘]

(math.) to multiply (a number) by itself; to raise (a number) to a power; (esp.) to square (a number)

chéngxì

乘隙

[乘隙]

to seize an opportunity
to exploit (a loophole)

chéngliáng

乘凉

[乘涼]

to cool off in the shade

chénghè

乘鹤

[乘鶴]

to fly on a crane
to die

kōngchéng

空乘

[空乘]

flight attendant
on-board service

chéngfāng

乘方

[乘方]

(math.) to exponentiate; to raise (a number) to a power
exponentiation; power

chéngchú

乘除

[乘除]

to multiply and divide

chéngdā

乘搭

[乘搭]

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

chéngfǎ

乘法

[乘法]

multiplication

shìchéng

试乘

[試乘]

test drive

chéngfēng

乘风

[乘風]

to ride the wind
to use a fair wind
to take an opportunity

xiāngchéng

相乘

[相乘]

to multiply (math.)
multiplication

shàngchéng

上乘

[上乘]

first-class
best quality
also pr. (shàngshèng)

chéngmì

乘幂

[乘冪]

(math.) to exponentiate; to raise (a number) to a power
exponentiation; power

chéngkè

乘客

[乘客]

passenger

Méi Chéng

枚乘

[枚乘]

Mei Cheng (-c. 140 BC), Han dynasty poet

chéngchuán

乘船

[乘船]

to embark
to travel by ship
to ferry

dāchéng

搭乘

[搭乘]

to ride as a passenger
to travel by (car, plane etc)

hòuchéng

候乘

[候乘]

to wait for a train or bus

jiēchéng

阶乘

[階乘]

the factorial of a number, e.g. 5! = 5.4.3.2.1 = 120

chéngzuò

乘坐

[乘坐]

to ride (in a vehicle)

chéngshù

乘数

[乘數]

multiplier

chéngshèng

乘胜

[乘勝]

to follow up a victory
to pursue retreating enemy

zhuǎnchéng

转乘

[轉乘]

to transfer
to change trains, buses etc

Dàshèng

大乘

[大乘]

Mahayana, the Great Vehicle
Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond
also pr. ( Dàchéng)

Xiǎoshèng

小乘

[小乘]

Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle
Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras
also pr. ( Xiǎochéng)

chéngxū

乘虚

[乘虛]

to take advantage of weakness

chénghào

乘号

[乘號]

multiplication sign (math.)

chéngjǐng

乘警

[乘警]

police on trains
train marshal

chéngzǔ

乘组

[乘組]

crew (on board a spacecraft)

gòngchéng

共乘

[共乘]

to ride together
to carpool

chénglóng

乘龙

[乘龍]

to ride the dragon
to die (of emperors and kings)

bāochéng

包乘

[包乘]

to charter (a car, ship, plane)

chéngyǐ

乘以

[乘以]

(math.) multiplied with

chéngjī

乘机

[乘機]

to take the opportunity
to take a plane

chéngfǎnì

乘法逆

[乘法逆]

multiplicative inverse (math.)

bāochéngzǔ

包乘组

[包乘組]

chartering charge

bāochéngzhì

包乘制

[包乘制]

chartering system

chéngyòngchē

乘用车

[乘用車]

passenger vehicle

bèichéngshù

被乘数

[被乘數]

multiplicand

chéngwùyuán

乘务员

[乘務員]

attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc

chéngfǎbiǎo

乘法表

[乘法表]

multiplication table

chénglóngkuàixù

乘龙快婿

[乘龍快婿]

ideal son-in-law

chénghuǒdǎjié

乘火打劫

[乘火打劫]

to take advantage of sb's misfortune
to loot

chéngrénbùbèi

乘人不备

[乘人不備]

to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
to take sb by surprise

yǒujīkěchéng

有机可乘

[有機可乘]

to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom)

zuìxiǎo'èrchéng

最小二乘

[最小二乘]

least squares (math.)

chéngshèngzhuījī

乘胜追击

[乘勝追擊]

to follow up a victory and press home the attack
to pursue retreating enemy

jiājiǎnchéngchú

加减乘除

[加減乘除]

addition, subtraction, multiplication and division: the four basic operations of arithmetic

chéngjiāncèféi

乘坚策肥

[乘堅策肥]

to live in luxury
lit. to ride a solid carriage pulled by fat horses

nüchéngwùyuán

女乘务员

[女乘務員]

stewardess
female flight attendant

chéngfēngpòlàng

乘风破浪

[乘風破浪]

to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions

qiānshèngzhīguó

千乘之国

[千乘之國]

(archaic) a state with a thousand chariots (to fight a war) – a powerful state

kěchéngzhījī

可乘之机

[可乘之機]

an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit

yīnlìchéngbiàn

因利乘便

[因利乘便]

(idiom) to rely on the most favorable method

chéngrénzhīwēi

乘人之危

[乘人之危]

to take advantage of sb's precarious position

chéngxū'érrù

乘虚而入

[乘虛而入]

to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse

jiǔjiǔchéngfǎbiǎo

九九乘法表

[九九乘法表]

multiplication table

dàshùdǐxiàhǎochéngliáng

大树底下好乘凉

[大樹底下好乘涼]

lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person

qiánrénzāishù,hòurénchéngliáng

前人栽树，后人乘凉

[前人栽樹，後人乘涼]

to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)